GLOSSARY
job
landscape page orientation
language
laser printing
library light emitting diode (LED)
load Local Area Network (LAN)
long-edge feed (LEF)
mainframe
megabyte (MB) megahertz (MHz)
message
MICR
Print data and attributes required for processing and printing a document.
Orientation of print lines or top of an illustration parallel to the long edge of the paper.
Defined set of characters and symbols combined together by specific rules. Refer to
Technology that uses a laser to transfer character forms to a page by direct or indirect means.
In data storage, a collection of related files or programs.
Solid substance that glows when a current is passed through it. Often used for indicator lights on disk drives or modems, as well as for displays on other electronic equipment.
To enter data into storage or working registers.
Network connecting computer and peripheral devices through cables.
The movement of paper through the printer in the direction of the paper length (the longer side of a sheet of paper). See also
Central processing unit (CPU) and memory of a large computer. More often used to denote any large computer of the type that might be used to control a group of smaller computers, terminals, or other devices. Refer to host.
A unit of approximately one million bytes.
1.Unit of cycling speed (one million cycles per second) for an electromagnetic wave (in particular, a radio wave).
2.The sending and receiving stations of a radio wave transmission must be tuned in to the same unit of megahertz.
Information passed to the user or to a task within the system. The information is usually associated with an error, fault, or system condition.
Functionality that produces a Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) line on negotiable and turnaround documents such as checks and bills. The MICR printing system prints documents using magnetic ink and special fonts to create machine readable information that allows for quick document processing. In general, MICR is used to print accounting and routing information on blank checks and other negotiable documents.
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