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| GLOSSARY |
| ppm | Pages per minute. |
Print Description | Language | See PDL. |
| print file | Portion of the system disk memory (up to 4 MB) reserved for |
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| temporary storage of formatted pages for printing. Pages are |
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| retained until they are delivered to the output tray. |
| PSC | Printer Subsystem Controller. |
| query | Request for data or other information, entered by an operator |
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| 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 |
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| a file. In setting a separation boundary, reports are subsets of a |
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| job. |
resolution | Number of dots per inch (dpi) or spots per inch (spi). The | |
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| greater the number of dots, the higher the resolution and the |
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| clearer the image. The terms dots, spots, and pixels are |
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| synonymous. |
| scale | To adjust font or image size according to given proportions. |
sequential | 1. In numeric sequence, usually in ascending order. 2. A file | |
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| structure in which records are written one after another and |
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| 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 |
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| and pixel. |
statement | Detailed instructions in a program step, written according to | |
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| specific rules called syntax. |
| stock | |
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| 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 |
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| unit of data by a program. |
XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE |