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Glossary

ABEND: Abnormal End refers to the abnormal ter- mination of a (problem) program.

AFP: Advanced Function Printing is a term that re- fers to the collection of printing functions for APA printers for printing text and graphics.

AFPDS: Advanced Function Printing Data stream is a data stream format used for creating output to an AFP printer.

APA: All Points Addressable refers to the printer capability to write text, overlay and image informa- tion at any point (pel) of a page.

APL: A Programming Language is an IBM-licensed programming language.

Bounded box characters: A system of character design that excludes character positioning informa- tion from the raster character image.

CDPDS: Composed Document Presentation Data stream is a data stream consisting of merged text and graphics that can be printed on a APA printer.

CMS: Conversational Monitor System is a system that provides time sharing capabilities under the VM operating system.

cm: Centimetre

code page: A file that associates code points, and graphic character identifiers that can be used to group a variety of characters and symbols.

control word: An instruction within a document that informs SCRIPT/VS how to process the docu- ment.

CP: Control Program is a program that schedules and supervises the execution of programs.

CPDS: Composed Print Data stream. See AFPDS.

DASD: A Direct Access Storage Device is a stor- age device that permits access of data independent of location.

data stream: A data stream is a collection of data in a continuous stream that can be used to transmit information.

DD:Data Definition is a term used in conjunction with JCL to provide information regarding a data set to a program.

data set: In the MVS operating environment, this refers to a collection of related records.

dot: Dot used in this manual is synonymous with pel.

dpi: Dots Per Inch defines the resolution of a page printer (see pel).

duplex printing: The ability to print on both sides of a sheet of paper.

file: In the VM operating environment, this refers to a collection of related records.

font: A collection of characters in a specific typeface and size.

FSL: Function Selection via the Line is an acronym that refers to a set of commands used for directing setup commands to an ida interface.

GDDM: Graphical Data Display Manager is an IBM-licensed program used to create page seg- ments consisting of graphics, image and text.

host system: A data processing system that is used to prepare and run programs and to which a network is connected (for communication with other systems).

ICU: Interactive Chart Utility is an IBM-licensed GDDM program used for the processing of graphic data.

ICDS: i-data Compressed Data Stream refers to the printable output datastream generated by the idaXFC for use with attached i-dataproducts.

IEWL: The IEWL is an IBM-licensed program used for performing linkage editing and loading of assem- bler object code.

image: A term used to describe a pattern of toned and untoned pels that form a picture.

interface: Within the context of this publication an interface is a hardware component used to link two devices.

IRQ: Intervention Required timeout value is a set- ting on a ida interface that permits printer inter- vention to be reported to the 3x74 controller.

IVU: Image View Utility is an IBM-licensed GDDM program used for processing of image data.

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