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Glossary
password A combination of letters and numbers associated with a user name. A
password provides security for a user account.
path The route to a file on a disk.
PCL Printer Command Language: A text-oriented language developed by Hewlett
Packard primarily for use with its own range or printers. It is also compatible
with many other printers. It supports graphics, text, and images with a wide
variety of fonts.
PDL Page Description Language: A file format that provides a set of instructions to
the printer describing the appearance of a page or pages. PostScript and PCL
are examples of page description languages.
peripheral A device used in conjunction with a computer or workstation usually for input
or output. Printers and modems are examples of peripherals.
permissions The attribute of a file or directory that specifies who has read, write, or
execute access.
pitch The number of characters per inch.
pixel An abbreviation for "picture element". The smallest addressable element on
the scan line of the output device. Pixels have a finite size which depends on
the resolution of the device. For example, a pixel on a 300 spi printer is 1/300
of an inch wide.
platform A combination of hardware and operating system software.
portrait The page orientation in which page images are arranged vertically on the
page so that the resulting image is taller than it is wide; contrast to landscape.
PostScript A page description language developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. It supports
graphics, text, and images with a wide variety of fonts. It is designed to be
printer independent.
PostScript job A PostScript program such as a creator's final form document. Also referred to
as a "PostScript master" or "PDL file".
PostScript stroke A PostScript graphic operation in which the length of a path is painted with a
command color, such as black.
power off To shut down the system.
power on To start the system.
power saver A printer mode which enables you to minimize the printer power consumption
during times of no usage. Both manual and automatic power saver activation
is available.
ppm Pages per minute.
preferences Preferred settings which can be set within the software to control such things
as language and fonts.
preferred tray This is the tray in the printer that contains the most commonly used stock. The
printer can be set up to use this tray as the default, until its stock runs out.
primary stock Primary stock is the most commonly used paper stock in the printer.
print application Software resident on the client workstation used to create print documents.
software
print client The application or machine in the distributed system that assembles a service
request and submits the request to the server.
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