Konica Minolta C451 manual Appendix, 11-13

Appendix

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Term	Definition
PostScript	A typical page-descriptive language developed by Adobe and is
	commonly used for high quality printing.
PPD	Abbreviation for PostScript Printer Description. A file used to de-
	scribe the resolution, usable paper size, and the PostScript printer
	model special information.
Peer-to-peer	A network format that allows connected devices to communicate
	without using a dedicated server.
Plug-and-play	Ability to automatically find and use the appropriate driver when a
	peripheral device is connected to a computer.
Preview	A function that allows you to view an image before processing a print
	or scan job.
Printer buffer	Memory domain temporarily used for data processing of a print job
Print Job	Print request transmitted from a computer to a printing device.
Print queue	A software system which queues the generated print job in the de-
	vices.
Profile	Color attribute file
	The dedicated file that contains the summarized correlation of the in-
	put and output of each primary color used so that the color input and
	output devices can reproduce the color.
Property	Attribute information
	When using a printer driver, various functions can be specified in the
	file properties.
	In the file properties, you can check the attribute information of the
	file.
Protocol	The rules that allow computers to communicate with other comput-
	ers or peripheral devices
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.
PServer	Print server module under a NetWare environment that monitors,
	changes, pauses, restarts, or cancels a print job.
Queue name	• Name specified to each device that allows printing when network
	printing.
	• Required logical printer name for LPD/LPR printing
Resolution	Displays the ability to reproduce the details of images and print mat-
	ter correctly.
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.
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.
Samba	UNIX server software that uses SMB (Server Message Block) so that
	UNIX system resources can be used from a Windows environment.
Screen font	A font for displaying text and symbols on a CRT monitor.
Shared printer	A printer setup that allows the printer to be used by multiple comput-
	ers connected to a server over a network.

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