Ricoh InfoPrint Pro C900AFP Manual page 393

archiving
The transfer of digital information from
an online system onto floppy disk,
compact disc, or other media for offline
storage. The original copy is deleted from
the online system. See also retrieval.
array inkjet
An ordered collection of multiple print
heads used in an inkjet printer.
ASCII American National Standard Code for
Information Exchange. The standard code,
using a coded character set consisting of
7–bit coded characters (8 bits including a
parity check). The ASCII code is used for
information exchange among data
processing systems, data communications
systems, and associated equipment. The
ASCII character set includes control
charactes and graphic characters.
asynchronous
Pertaining to two or more processes that
do not depend upon the occurrence of
specific events, such as common timing
signals. (T)
In InfoPrint, occurring without a regular
or predictable time relationship to a
specified action. Contrast with
synchronous.
attachment type
Defines the method by which a printer
device is attached to the AIX system from
which it receives data. See AIX-attached
printer, direct-attached printer,
TCP/IP-attached printer, and
upload-TCP/IP-attached printer.
attribute
A defined characteristic of an object, such
as the number of copies required of a job,
or the document formats accepted by an
actual destination.
attribute name
A string that identifies an attribute.
Typically, in InfoPrint attribute names
consist of two or more words separated
by hyphens.
attribute value
The element of an attribute that specifies
the characteristics relating to the attribute.
authorization
In computer security, verification of the
eligibility of a user to access an object.
authorized user
A person with the appropriate
permissions to access an object or to issue
a command.
automatic recovery
A function of printer logic that permits
the printer to reprint a job if the job is
misprinted or damaged or if a component
has failed.
auxiliary sheet
In InfoPrint, an object that represents a
particular sheet of paper, blank or
otherwise, that can precede a job, separate
documents in a job, or follow a job.
auxiliary-sheet selections
A particular combination of start,
separator, and end sheets that print with
jobs on a particular printer device.
B
backend
In AIX, the program that is invoked by
the qdaemon process to run a print or
batch job. Synonymous with backend
program.
backend program
Synonym for backend.
backlog
In InfoPrint, the amount of time
calculated by InfoPrint that is required to
print all of the jobs currently in a queue.
backspace
In InfoPrint, the action used to back up
and reprint pages in a job.
bar code
A code representing characters by sets of
parallel bars of varying thickness and
separation that are read optically by
transverse scanning.
An array of parallel rectangular bars and
spaces that together represent data
elements or characters in a particular
symbology. The bars and spaces are
arranged in a predetermined pattern
following unambiguous rules defined by
the symbology.
BCOCA
Bar Code Object Content Architecture
Bezier curves
A method of defining curves using anchor
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