Xerox 721P83071 manual Glossary

Glossary

	A3	Paper size measuring 297 by 420 mm.
	A4	Paper size measuring 210 by 297 mm.
	abort	To terminate the printing of a job or execution of a program
		before it completes.
alignment		Positioning of an image on a page for printing.
alphanumeric		Set of characters including the letters A through Z, numerals 0
		through 9, and all printable special symbols.
	AIS	Advanced Imaging Subsystem (AIS), made up of three PWBs,
		used for character dispatch and image generation functions.
	ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Standard
		7-bit code that represents alphanumeric information. Each
		alphanumeric character and several nonprinting characters are
		assigned a binary number, covering 128 possible characters. It is
		used for information interchange among data processing
		systems, data communication systems, and associated
		equipment.
applications	software	Host- or LPS-resident software that directs the computer to
		perform specific tasks or functions as opposed to the software
		used to operate the computer. Common business applications
		include payroll, accounting, and inventory.
	ascender	Portion of alphabetic character that rises above the body of the
		character (its x-height portion). See also descender; x height.
Assured	Printing	Confirmation that a print job has been completed as intended:
		all pages were printed in the correct order, no duplicate or
		missing pages, and the correct image to sheet transfers have
		occurred.
	audit log	Captures the sheet delivery information for every page in an
		audited report, certain details about each sheet, the planned and
		actual report control totals, and waste management information.
	B4	Paper size measuring 250 by 353 mm.
	B5	Paper size measuring 178 by 254 mm.

XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT REFERENCE GLOSSARY-1