Xerox 4520mp manual O s s a r y GL-9

PCONSOLE A Novell utility that provides, for example, the user with the ability to create and delete queues, or to display a list of jobs currently in the print queue.

PDL Page Description Language. The set of rules that describe a fully formatted page, independent of the device used for printing. PCL and PostScript are examples of page description languages.

Permanent fonts Also called permanently downloaded fonts. These are fonts set up in an application so that when the application is loaded, the fonts are downloaded to the printer’s memory. They then do not have to be downloaded for every print job. Permanent fonts remain downloaded until the printer is powered OFF.

Pitch The number of characters to the inch (10 pitch is 10 characters per inch). Typically thought of as “horizontal” measurement.

Point Type height is traditionally measured in points. One point is approximately 1/72 inch. Typically thought of as “vertical” measurement.

Polling A method to control the data coming into the printer through the I/O ports, which can include the parallel, serial, and optional network ports. The printer looks at each port in succession for incoming data, then transfers it to the print buffer where it waits for processing. The print buffer is shared among the ports, so data can arrive for different jobs continuously.

PostScript A page description language (PDL) developed by Adobe Systems in 1987.

Print density The relative darkness of print on the page.

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