Agilent Technologies 5250 user manual Afpds

GLOSSARY Page G-1

GLOSSARY

A

A/B switch	A switch that allows input devices to
	share a printer.
AFP	Advanced Function Printing.
AFPDS	Advanced Function Printing Data
	Stream.
Alternate host	Input device other than the twinax host
	that can use the printer attached to the
	5250 OPTIMA, such as a PC, network
	server, print sharing device or even
	another protocol converter.
ASCII	American Standard Code for
	Information Interchange. A 7-bit
	standard character code used for
	interchanging data between
	communications equipment.

B

Backspace	Moves the print position one column to
	the left.
Binary	A base 2 numbering system.
Bit	A binary digit. The smallest unit of
	binary information. Either a 0 or a 1.
BM	Bottom margin.
Bold	A typestyle in which the strokes of the
	characters are thicker than normal.
Bottom margin	The last line on which the 5250
	OPTIMA will allow a character to be
	printed.
Break	An interruption of a transmission.
BS	Backspace.
Buffer	A block of internal memory that stores
	information until it is ready to be used.