GLOSSARY

 

ppm

Pages per minute.

Print Description

Language

See PDL.

 

print file

Portion of the system disk memory (up to 4 MB) reserved for

 

 

temporary storage of formatted pages for printing. Pages are

 

 

retained until they are delivered to the output tray.

 

PSC

Printer Subsystem Controller.

 

query

Request for data or other information, entered by an operator

 

 

while the system is processing.

 

record

A line of data as defined in the RECORD command.

 

report

A single output data set, delimited by an RSTACK command or as

 

 

a file. In setting a separation boundary, reports are subsets of a

 

 

job.

resolution

Number of dots per inch (dpi) or spots per inch (spi). The

 

 

greater the number of dots, the higher the resolution and the

 

 

clearer the image. The terms dots, spots, and pixels are

 

 

synonymous.

 

scale

To adjust font or image size according to given proportions.

sequential

1. In numeric sequence, usually in ascending order. 2. A file

 

 

structure in which records are written one after another and

 

 

cannot be randomly accessed.

 

set

Multiple copies of the same report.

simplex

printing

Printing on one side of the page.

 

spi

Spots per inch. See resolution.

 

spot

A picture element imaged by the printer. Synonymous with dot

 

 

and pixel.

statement

Detailed instructions in a program step, written according to

 

 

specific rules called syntax.

 

stock

User-defined name in the JSL that specifies a certain type of

 

 

paper for printing a job.

 

stockset

Collection of stocks to be used on a print job. See also stock.

 

string

Connected sequence of alphanumeric characters treated as one

 

 

unit of data by a program.

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