IBM 3000 manual Glossary, Afccu

Glossary

The following terms are de®ned as they are used in InfoPrint 3000 documentation. If you do not ®nd the term you need, refer to the index or to the IBM Dictionary of Computing, SC20-1699.

The following cross-references are used in this glossary:

vContrast with. This refers to a term that has an opposed or substantively different meaning.

vSynonym for. This indicates that the term has the same meaning as another term, which is de®ned.

vSynonymous with. This identi®es terms that are synonyms for the term that is de®ned.

vSee. This refers to multiple-word terms that have the same last word.

vSee also. This refers to related terms that have a similar, but not synonymous, meaning.

A

ABIC. Adaptive Bilevel Image Compression.

adhesive label. Special-application material; typically consists of paper labels coated on one side with an adhesive mixture temporarily affixed to backing material. See also carrier.

Advanced Function Common Control Unit (AFCCU). An IBM RISC-based control unit with code common to all printers that use the AFCCU.

Advanced Function Image and Graphics RPQ. An optional feature for adding the capability for the InfoPrint 3000 to directly process IO1 image and DR2 vector graphics data streams.

AEA. Alternate exception action.

AFCCU.

AFIG. Advanced Function Image and Graphics.

AFP. (1) Advanced Function Printing. (2) Advanced Function Presentation.

AFPF. Advanced Function Print Finishing.

all-points addressability (APA). The capability to address, reference, and position text, overlays, and images at any de®ned point on the printable area of a page.

ANSI. American National Standards Institute.

APA. All-points addressable.

application. The use to which an information processing system is put; for example, a payroll application, an airline reservation application, a network application.

application program. A program written for or by a user that applies to the user's work, such as a program that does inventory control or payroll.

application programmer. A person who develops application programs. Contrast with system programmer.

ARQ. Active record queue.

ASCII. American National Standard Code for Information Interchange.

ASHRAE. American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers.

B

bar code. A code representing characters by sets of parallel bars of varying thickness and separation that are read optically by transverse scanning.

basis weight. The weight in pounds of a ream (500 sheets) of paper cut to a given standard size for that grade; for example, 25 x 38 inches for book papers, 17 x 22 inches for bond papers, and other sizes for other grades. The basis weight of continuous forms for computer output is based on the size for bond papers.

BCOCA. Bar Code Object Content Architecture.

binder holes. A series of holes or slots punched at set intervals that allows the form to be inserted in a loose-leaf or ring binder.

bond (paper). Paper formulated with at least 80% wood pulp. Bond-paper forms work best in the InfoPrint 3000.

BTS. Burster/Trimmer/Stacker.

C

calender. A process to make paper smooth or glossy by passing it through a series of metal rollers during the last steps of a paper-making machine.

calender cut. Slits, glazed lines, or discolored lines across the paper caused when wrinkles pass through the calender rollers.

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