Xerox 701P21091 manual

Glossary

typeface 1. All type of a single design. 2. Set of characters with design features that make them similar to one another.

type size Height of a typeface, measured from the bottom of its descenders to the top of its ascenders, expressed in points.

type style Italic, condensed, bold, and other variations of typeface that form a type family.

TXC total xerographic convergence

UCS Universal Character Set. Printer feature that permits the use of a variety of character

UCSB Universal Character Set Buffer

UI user interface

UNIX Text Editor Editing window on a Sun workstation controller, used to code PDL commands in a JSL.

utility program General-purpose program that performs activities, such as initializing a disk or sorting, which are not specific to any application.

validation Process of testing a system'sability to meet performance objectives by measuring and monitoring its performance in a live environment.

value constants Arithmetic values, such as decimal, hexadecimal, octal or character values.

variable text Text of changing nature, such as various names and addresses combined with a form letter to make a complete document.

VM virtual memory

virtual page Page area selected by a forms designer for printing. vpos vertical positioning

VS virtual storage

WAN wide area network

weight Characteristic of type determined by how light or dark it appears. x axis Horizontal axis on a forms grid.

x dot Unit of measurement representing a fraction of an inch. It may also be referred to as a picture element (pixel) or spot, for example, 1/600 spots per inch (spi).

x height Height of lowercase letters without their ascenders or descenders (height of letter “x”). See also ascender; descender.

XCSC Xerox Customer Support Center

XDGI Xerox DCF and GDDM Interface

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