Xerox 721P83071 manual Jde, Jdl, Jsl

GLOSSARY

	host	Computer accessed by users which serves as a source of high-
		speed data processing for workstations with less computer
		power. See also mainframe.
host interface		Connection between network and host computer.
	id	identifier. Character used to identify or name data and possibly
		to indicate certain properties of that data.
image area		Area on a physical page that may contain text or graphics.
	input	Data or text introduced into a computer-based system.
input/output		General term encompassing the flow of data into and out of a
		system.
interpolation		Series of logical rules implemented in the printer to convert a
		300 spi input video stream to a 600 spi output video stream.
		Interpolation is functionally analogous to bit doubling (2x
		scaling), except the logical rules result in superior output.
Interpress		Xerox standard that defines digital representation of lines for
		printing. Interpress documents can be printed on any sufficiently
		powerful printer equipped with Interpress print software.
Interpress font utility (IFU) program		Program used to convert FIS fonts to LPS fonts.
Interpress	master	File written according to the Interpress standard.
	JDE	job descriptor entry. Collection of job descriptions. See also
		job; JSL.
	JDL	job descriptor library. Collection of compiled job descriptions.
		See also JSL.
	job	1. Set of instructions (JDEs) defining a unit of work for the
		system. 2. In setting a separation boundary through the Bin Full
		Criteria task, job refers to everything printed as the result of a
		single start command. See also JDE.
job concatenation	mode	In HIP, a mode in which multiple print jobs are processed as
		reports in one print job. See also concatenate.
job	control	Program called into storage to prepare each job or job step to
		be run.
	JSL	job source library. Collection of uncompiled job descriptions.
		See also job; JDE; and JDL.
keyword		Required part of a command. See also operator command.

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