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Reviewing the Glossary of Terms (continued)
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Pinch Roller | A free spinning |
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| the drive Roller, on the opposite side, to ensure an adequate |
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| normal force for proper traction. |
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Pixel | Short for picture element. The smallest element of a graphic. |
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Platen | The hard rubber Roller that drives the media through the Printer, |
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| providing support to the backside of the media during printing or |
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| laminating. |
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PET | Abbreviation for polyester terephthalate, often called polyester. |
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| Sheets of PET are laminated with sheets of PVC to produce |
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| thermal acceptance composite cards. |
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Port | A communication interface, serial or parallel, used for the |
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| transference of data. |
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PolyGuard | A |
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Overlaminate | security and durability applied over the printed surface with a hot |
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| Roller. Available as clear or with embedded |
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| security images. |
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Portrait | A document layout that is viewed with the document's long axis in |
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Potentiometer | An electronic resistor with a variable resistance value that can be |
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Print Driver | A software utility that serves as an interface between the Printer |
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| and the Windows GDI (Graphical Device Interface), making the |
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| Printer's functions available through the software application. It |
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| also provides the format information for the rasterizing of the print |
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| file including any necessary escape or function commands. |
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Print Job | A file of one or more cards for the Printer to print, including image |
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| data and Printer functions, transmitted through the parallel |
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| interface and at times stored temporarily in the print buffer and |
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| spooler. |
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Print Server | A device used to connect and control a Printer on a network. |
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