Copyright IBM Corp. 1996 Glossary X–3

The following terms are defined as they are used in
this publication. If you do not find the term you need,
see the
IBM Dictionary of Computing
, New York,
McGraw-Hill, 1994, and the
IBM Dictionary of
Printing
, G544-3973.
The following cross-references are used in this
glossary:
•
Deprecated term for
refers to a term that should not
be used and lists the preferred term.
•
Contrast with
refers to a term that has an opposite
meaning.
•
See
refers to a preferred term with the same
meaning.
•
See also
refers to related terms.

Numerics

60,000-Page Usage Kit. An air filter, ozone filter,
transfer drum cleaning assembly, separation corona
unit, and fuser to be installed in the printer by the
operator after 60,000 prints. The 60,000-page Usage
Kit is available for the low-voltage (110 V) and high-
voltage (220 V) models.

A

actuator. A device that initiates mechanical motion.
administrator. See
network administrator.
Adobe Acrobat Reader. A program used to view
the online documentation supplied with the printer.
Adobe Illustrator. A professional illustration
program for Macintosh computers and PCs that
produces object-oriented images and prints them on
PostScript laser printers.
air filter holder. The area on the back of the printer
that holds the printer’s air filter and gives you access
to the printer’s ozone filter.
air ventilation system. Horizontal slots on the
back and left sides of the printer that prevent
overheating and ensure that the printer works
reliably.
AIX operating system. IBM’s version o f the UNIX
operating system.
aliasing. Unwanted effects such as Moiré patterns
in an image. These patterns, called artifacts, look like
two sets of parallel lines or two halftone screens
superimposed.
anti-aliasing. The rendering of hard-edged objects
so that they blend smoothly into the background.
Apple Desktop Bus (ADB). An interface standard
for connecting a keyboard, mouse, trackball, or other
input devices to an Apple Computer Macintosh SE,
Macintosh II, or Macintosh IIGS computer.
AppleShare. A network operating syst em
developed by Apple Computer, Inc., that transforms
a Macintosh computer into a file server for an
AppleTalk network. See also
AppleTalk
.
AppleTalk. A local area network (LAN) standard
developed by Apple Computer, Inc. AppleTalk can
link as many as 32 Macintosh computers, PCs, and
peripherals such as laser printers.
auxiliary tray. A paper feeder tray that holds either
100 sheets of plain paper (at 80 g/m2) or 20
transparencies.

B

banding. Visible steps between shades in a
gradient. See also
gradient
.
batch printing. The queueing of one or more
documents to print in a separate job as a background
process.
bias. An electrical charge applied to a component
of the printer such as the toner cartridge, transfer
drum, discharge roller, attraction roller, or separation
Glossary