EUROCOM 3400 UltraLite User Manual page 147

ASCII text that are translated
into the printer's machine
language by a PostScript in-
terpreter built into the
printer. Fonts are scaled to
size by the interpreter, thus
eliminating the need to store
a variety of font sizes on
disk. PostScript Level 2, adds
data compression and en-
hancements, especially for
color printing. Level 3 adds
more enhancements and na-
tive fonts and the ability to
directly support more for-
mats, including HTML, PDF,
GIF and JPEG.
Encapsulated PostScript
(EPS) is a subset of
PostScript used to exchange
a single graphic image in the
PostScript format.
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol. A
protocol that allows a com-
puter to connect to the
Internet through a dial-in
connection and enjoy most of
the benefits of a direct con-
nection, including the ability
to run graphical front ends
such as Microsoft's Internet
Explorer, Mosaic
Netscape's Communicator.
PPP is generally considered
to be superior to SLIP, be-
cause it features error detec-
tion, data compression, and
other elements of modern
communications protocols
that SLIP lacks.
PS/2 connector
A 6-pin mini DIN plug and
socket used to connect a key-
board and mouse to a com-
puter. This port was origi-
nally used on IBM's PS/2
models and later adapted to
all laptops and then desktop
PCs.
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