Appendix
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Term | Definition |
Abbreviation for Portable Document Format. An electronically for- | |
| matted document which uses the .pdf extension. Based on the Post- |
| Script format, you can use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software |
| to view documents. |
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PDL | Abbreviation for Page Description Language. The language for spec- |
| ifying the print image per page to a printer when printing using a |
| page printer. |
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PostScript | A typical |
| commonly used for high quality printing. |
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PPD | Abbreviation for PostScript Printer Description. A file used to de- |
| scribe the resolution, usable paper size, and the PostScript printer |
| model special information. |
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Proxy Server | A server that is installed to act as an intermediary connection be- |
| tween each client and different servers to effectively ensure security |
| over the entire system for Internet connections. |
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Pserver | Print server module under a NetWare environment that monitors, |
| changes, pauses, restarts, or cancels a print job. |
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Queue Name | Name specified to each device that allows printing when network |
| printing. |
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RIP | Abbreviation for Raster Image Processor. Process that develops pic- |
| ture images from described text data using the PostScript page de- |
| scription language. The processor is usually integrated in the printer. |
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RGB | Abbreviation for Red, Green, and Blue. Represents all colors by |
| changing the brightness ratio of the RGB 3 colors using the primary |
| colors used by the color representation in a monitor. |
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SLP | Abbreviation for Service Location Protocol. A protocol capable of |
| finding services over a TCP/IP network and automatically specifying |
| a client. |
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SMB | Abbreviation for Server Message Block. A protocol that shares files |
| and printers over a network and which is mainly used by Microsoft |
| Windows. |
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SMTP | Abbreviation for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol for send- |
| ing and forwarding |
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SNMP | Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol. A manage- |
| ment protocol in a network environment using TCP/IP. |
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TCP/IP | Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. |
| The de facto standard protocol used by the Internet that uses IP ad- |
| dresses to identify each network device. |
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TrueType | An outline font that was developed by Apple Computer and Micro- |
| soft. It is used as a standard by Macintosh and Microsoft Windows |
| and can be used both on a display and in print. |
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USB | Abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. A general interface standard |
| for connecting a mouse, printer, and other devices to a computer. |
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Outline Font | A font using lines and curves to display an outline of a character. |
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| no jagged edges. |
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Uninstall | To delete software installed on a computer |
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Ethernet | LAN transmission line standard |
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