Appendix
5
Term | Definition |
NetBIOS | Abbreviation for Network Basic Input Output System. A communication in- |
| terface developed by IBM. |
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NetBEUI | Abbreviation for NetBIOS Extended User Interface. A network protocol de- |
| veloped by IBM. By simply specifying the computer name, you can build a |
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OS | Abbreviation for Operating System. Basic software for controlling the sys- |
| tem of a computer. |
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Outline font | A font using lines and curves to display an outline of a character. |
| characters can be displayed on a screen or printed with no jagged edges. |
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Abbreviation for Portable Document Format. An electronically formatted | |
| document which uses the .pdf extension. Based on the PostScript format, |
| you can use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view documents. |
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PDL | Abbreviation for Page Description Language. The language for specifying |
| the print image per page to a printer when printing using a page printer. |
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A network format that allows connected devices to communicate without | |
| using a dedicated server. |
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Ability to automatically find and use the appropriate driver when a peripheral | |
| device is connected to a computer. |
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Preview | A function that allows you to view an image before processing a print or |
| scan job. |
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Printer buffer | Memory domain temporarily used for data processing of a print job |
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Print Job | Print request transmitted from a computer to a printing device. |
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Print queue | A software system which queues the generated print job in the devices. |
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Profile | Color attribute file |
| The dedicated file that contains the summarized correlation of the input and |
| output of each primary color used so that the color input and output devices |
| can reproduce the color. |
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Property | Attribute information |
| When using a printer driver, various functions can be specified in the file |
| properties. |
| In the file properties, you can check the attribute information of the file. |
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Protocol | The rules that allow computers to communicate with other computers or pe- |
| ripheral devices |
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Proxy server | A server that is installed to act as an intermediary connection between each |
| client and different servers to effectively ensure security over the entire sys- |
| tem for Internet connections. |
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Queue name | • Name specified to each device that allows printing when network print- |
| ing. |
| • Required logical printer name for LPD/LPR printing |
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Resolution | Displays the ability to reproduce the details of images and print matter cor- |
| rectly. |
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RIP | Abbreviation for Raster Image Processor. Process that develops picture im- |
| ages from described text data using the PostScript page description lan- |
| guage. The processor is usually integrated in the printer. |
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Samba | UNIX server software that uses SMB (Server Message Block) so that UNIX |
| system resources can be used from a Windows environment. |
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Fax Driver |