Glossary - Xerox DocuPrint 100 Installation Planning Manual

American Standard Code for
Information Interchange (ASCII)
application software
background job
batch processing
Installation Planning Guide

Glossary

This glossary contains a list of terms for working with the
Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS, and a
definition of each.
A3 Paper size measuring 297 by 420 mm.
A4 Paper size measuring 210 by 297 mm.
Standard 7-bit code which represents alphanumeric
information. Each alphanumeric character and several
nonprinting characters are assigned a binary number,
covering 128 possible characters. It is used for
information interchange among data processing
systems, data communication systems, and associated
equipment.
AppleTalk Network communication protocol inherent to the Apple
Macintosh operating system and supported by the
DocuPrint NPS/IPS.
Software resident on the host or client workstation used
to create print documents.
B4 Paper size measuring 250 by 353 mm.
Low-priority job, usually batched, which is executed
automatically as system resources become available.
batch Method by which bodies of data are accumulated and
grouped by kind before processing.
Allows for repetitive operations to be performed
sequentially on batched data without much involvement
of the computer operator.
baud Measurement of data rate in bits per second. This term
is used to describe information flow between two
devices. Unit of data transmitting/receiving speed is
roughly equal to a single bit per second. Common baud
rates are 110, 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600.
binary Numbering system based on 2 rather than 10 and
containing only the symbols 0 and 1. Binary is especially
well suited for use in computers and related devices
since information can be represented with electric pulses
(0=off, 1=on). Most computer calculations are binary.
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