| GLOSSARY |
software | Programs, including operating systems, procedures, |
| utilities, applications programs, etc., written for a system. |
software application | See application software. |
spooling | Process of releasing data from main memory and storing |
| it temporarily until a peripheral device is ready to accept |
| it, e.g., storing text before sending it to a printer. |
string | Connected sequence of alphanumeric characters |
| treated as one unit of data by a program. |
SunOS | Operating system developed primarily by Sun |
| Microsystems for use on Sun computers and |
| workstations. SunOS provides inherent support for Unix |
| and for TCP/IP. |
system administrator | Person responsible for configuring, operating, and |
| maintaining the DocuPrint system, and also for installing |
| client software on network workstations. |
system controller | See controller. |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| Commonly used network communications protocol |
| supported by the DocuPrint NPS/IPS. |
telecommunications | The transfer of data via telephone lines. |
throughput | In data processing systems, the amount of data that can |
| be processed, transmitted, printed, etc., in a specified |
| unit of time. |
transmission speed | In data communications, the rate at which data is passed |
| through communication lines, usually measured in bits |
| per inch (bpi). |
| Application that prints two logical pages on one side of a |
| physical page. |
Unix | Operating system for computers, usually working in a |
| network environment. Unix consists of a hierarchical |
| system of commands, shells, files, and directories. See |
| also operating system. |
user interface (UI) | System for gathering input from a user and presenting |
| data to the user. |
workstation | Computer able to process data but designed specifically |
| for interaction with a network. |
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