IBM S544-5361-01 quick start Glossary, Numerics

Glossary

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 of 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 system 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

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