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Job Log A historical log of the last 10 jobs originated
by your PC.
justification Making all full lines of text the same
length in order to create an even right (or left) edge.
KB Abbreviation for kilobyte, i.e., one thousand bytes.
lpi Lines per inch. A measure of how many lines are
printed in an inch of text.
MB Abbreviation for megabyte, i.e., one million bytes.
multipurpose feeder A printer feeder you can use for
printing envelopes, transparencies, labels, or heavy
paper stock.
offline The state in which the printer cannot accept or
print out data.
online The state in which the printer can accept and
print out data.
orientation Describes the position of images on a page
with respect to the long and short edges of the paper.
Portrait orientation means the page is taller than wide
as you view the text upright. Landscape orientation
means the page is wider than tall as you view the text
upright.
outline font A font that is stored as mathematical data
that can be used to generate many sizes from the same
representation. This is in contrast to a bitmapped font
which is stored as a pattern of dots. An outline font can
be scaled to any size. Also known as a scalable font.
paper jam Paper that is misfed and stops within the
printer. It must be cleared before the printer can
continue printing.
parallel interface An interface that uses multiple data
circuits. It is usually faster than serial ports and may
also support bidirectional communication between
devices.
peripheral device Any device (such as a printer) that
you attach to your computer.
photoconductor module A rotating surface that
receives an image of a page to be printed and transfers
it as toner to paper, using an electrostatic process.
point A unit of size for type. One point equals 1/72
inch.
port A socket on the connector panel of a computer or
peripheral device where you can plug in a cable to
connect to another computer or device, or to a
network.
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