Xerox DocuColor 250 Online Help Manual page 370

peripheral
A device used in conjunction with a computer or workstation
usually for input or output. Printers and modems are examples of
peripherals.
permissions
The attribute of a file or directory that specifies who has read,
write, or execute access.
pitch
The number of characters per inch.
pixel
An abbreviation for "picture element". The smallest addressable
element on the scan line of the output device. Pixels have a finite
size which depends on the resolution of the device. For example,
a pixel on a 300 spi printer is 1/300 of an inch wide.
platform
A combination of hardware and operating system software.
portrait
The page orientation in which page images are arranged vertically
on the page so that the resulting image is taller than it is wide;
contrast to landscape.
PostScript
A page description language developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. It
supports graphics, text, and images with a wide variety of fonts. It
is designed to be printer independent.
PostScript job
A PostScript program such as a creator's final form document.
Also referred to as a "PostScript master" or "PDL file".
PostScript stroke
A PostScript graphic operation in which the length of a path is
command painted with a color, such as black.
power off
To shut down the system.
power on
To start the system.
power saver
A printer mode which enables you to minimize the printer power
consumption during times of no usage. Both manual and
automatic power saver activation is available.
ppm
Pages per minute.
preferences
Preferred settings which can be set within the DocuSP software to
control such things as language and fonts.
preferred tray
This is the tray in the printer that contains the most commonly
used stock. The printer can be set up to use this tray as the
default, until its stock runs out.
primary stock
Primary stock is the most commonly used paper stock in the
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