Abbreviation | Full name | Explanation |
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PPR | Page Printer Requester | Enhanced version of |
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| LPR/LPD. The |
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| enhancement enables bi- |
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| directional |
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| communication when |
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| printing. Not part of the |
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| standard TCP/IP stack |
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| (programs). Used by ida |
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| PSS, ida HPR and PSF. |
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| Works only in conjunction |
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| with PPR. The sender of a |
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| print job via TCP/IP will |
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| be PPR and the receiver |
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| will be PPD. |
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PSF | Print Service Facility | IBM printer driver for AFP |
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| printing. Converts line |
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| data and AFP data to |
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| IPDS only. PSF/AIX and |
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| PSF/2 is capable of |
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| converting the data to |
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| PCL as well. |
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| PSS (ida PSS) Print |
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| Subsystem Print |
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| system for OS/390 (MVS) |
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| and VM systems. Prints |
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| AFP and line data files on |
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| all remote printers, NOT |
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| channel attached |
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| printers. |
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RAM | Random Access Memory | Memory chip that is able |
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| to store information while |
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| powered on. RAM can be |
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| ‘written’ an indefinite |
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| number of times. |
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SCS | SNA Character String | Control information for |
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| simple print formatting |
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| like e.g. set CPI, LPI and |
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| Form Feed. |
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SIMM | Single Inline Memory |
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| Module |
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SNA | Systems Network | IBM networking concept |
| Architecture | usually for Mainframe and |
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| AS/400. On mainframes |
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| the actual program that |
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| implements SNA is called |
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| VTAM. |
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