| Glossary |
compatibility | Characteristic of computer equipment permitting one device to |
| use the same information or programs as another device without |
| conversion or code modification. |
compile | To translate instructions written in |
| machine language for execution by a system. |
concatenate | To connect or link in a series, as when files are grouped together |
| for faster processing. Refer to job concatenation mode. |
console | Functional unit containing devices used by an operator to |
| communicate with a print engine (IOT). It may consist of a |
| display, keyboard, and certain switches or other controls. |
consumable | Supplies such as paper and dry ink that are depleted during the |
supplies | course of normal printer operation. |
control program | An operating system program that manages job flow, input/ |
| output processing, and other overall system functions and |
| resources. |
| Term used to indicate jobs in which multiple copies of a report |
| will contain different data, as with paychecks and banking |
| statements. |
CPU | Central processing unit. Interprets and executes instructions, |
| performs all operations and calculations, and controls input and |
| output units and auxiliary attachments. |
customer | See CCU. |
changeable unit |
|
daemon | A task that runs continually in conjunction with the UNIX |
| operating system that periodically checks for specific conditions |
| or logical events and performs some action if the conditions are |
| met. The task can be used to display and notify the operator of |
| such conditions. |
database | Information to meet specific processing and retrieval needs. |
| Generally applies to integrated file of data, arranged for access |
| by many subsystems. |
data | Transmission and reception of encoded information over |
communications | telecommunication lines. |
data file | Collection of related data records organized in a specific manner |
| so that each record is similarly structured, e.g., a payroll file set |
| up with one record for each employee, last name first, indicating |
| the rate of pay and all deductions. |
data link | Physical means of connecting one location with another for |
| communication, i.e., the communications lines, modems, and |
| controls which transmit information between two or more |
| stations. |
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