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jam. In a printer, a condition where forms have become blocked or wedged in the forms path so the
printer cannot operate.
JIS. Japanese Industry Standards. Used in reference to paper standards for size.
landscape orientation. Text and images that are printed parallel to the longer side of the forms.
Contrast with portrait orientation.
laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation). A device that emits a beam of coherent
light.
LEF. Long-edge feed. The print medium is fed into the printer long edge first.
legal-size paper. Paper that is 216 mm x 356 mm (8.5 in. x 14.0 in.).
letter-size paper. Paper that is 216 mm x 279 mm (8.5 in. x 11.0 in.).
logical page. The print on the page, such as composed text, graphics, and fonts within defined
margins. See also page. Contrast with physical page.
MRT compression. Memory Reduction Technology algorithms to compress printed pages into smaller
memory space.
NetBIOS. Local area network basic input/output system.
network interface cards. Optional features that allow the printer to attach to computer networks. The
printer can have up to two network interface cards installed, allowing it to communicate with two
networks.
offline. Not connected to an installed and enabled attachment. Contrast with online.
offset stacking. The jogged stacking of output media in the output stacker so that jobs protrude from
the balance of the stack to give physical identification.
online. Connected to an installed and enabled attachment. Contrast with offline.
orientation. The number of degrees an object is rotated relative to a reference; for example, the
orientation of an overlay relative to the page point of origin. See also text orientation.
output bin. The part of the printer where the printed sheets are collected.
outline font. A font whose graphic character shapes are defined by mathematical equations rather than
by raster patterns. Contrast with raster font.
overrun condition. Loss of data because a receiving device is unable to accept data at the rate it is
transmitted.
page. A collection of information bound by the beginning page control and its associated end control. A
page of printing is one side of a sheet of paper or form. See also logical page and physical page.
paper path. The entire route that forms travel while they are being processed. The paper path usually
begins where the forms are loaded and ends at the stacker.
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