Print queue A subdirectory on the server to which print jobs are redirected. Jobs are released from the queue and sent to the printer when the printer is ready to accept jobs.

Print server A computer system attached to a local area network that provides shared printing among network clients. The print server draws files from print queues on the file server. Typically the print server is dedicated only to that function—it is not used to run other end-user software.

Printer description See Description.

Printer driver A program that communicates between the printer and the software application. The printer driver interprets special format codes so the printer can print a page that matches what you created on the screen. Xerox desktop laser printers have their own printer drivers so you can take full advantage of the printer’s features.

Printer macro Used by the page description language to send often-repeated commands and specifications, such as linefeed and carriage return information. (Printer macros are transparent to the user.)

Printer name The default name assigned to each Xerox NIC, for example, XNExxxxxx_1, or another valid printer name the user chooses and assigns when running SETUP. See Valid Printer Name.

Printer reset See Reset.

Protocol A set of rules governing the exchange of data between data processing devices.

PSERVER emulation Software that runs on a file server or a network interface card and that enables the file server or printer to function as a print server.

Queue See Print Queue.

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