Radio button A type of feature selection device found in the RUI and SMS Client Software. The radio button is used for selecting one option among a group of mutually exclusive options.

RAM Random Access Memory—read and write memory. This is commonly referred to as just “memory.” RAM is available on RAM chips and holds information that is used by the printer. The information may be discarded at the end of a print job, when you exit an application, or when the printer is reset, depending on what kind of information it is: incoming data for printing, downloaded soft fonts or printer macros for the current PDL.

Reset To restore the printer to all or some of its default

settings.

ROM Read-Only Memory.

RPRINTER emulation Software run on a client PC (connect to a network-indirect printer) or a Xerox network interface card that identifies the printer as a remote printer.

RUI Remote User Interface. The RUI is a DS/P component that runs on a PC and allows the user to select printer settings from the PC rather than at the printer’s Control Panel.

Scalable fonts Fonts described by formulae that produce a font outline. The formulae can be used to scale the font up or down (by point size).

SDF See Standard Data File.

Serial port A type of port in which data is transmitted and received in bits rather than bytes. Typically used for printing over longer distances.

Server A special-purpose computer system (typically a PC using a 80386 or 80486 CPU, or another processor based on

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