GLOSSARY

backup

file

File copied to a storage medium for safekeeping in case the

 

 

 

original is damaged or lost.

Bar Code

Reader

A device that optically reads a code representing characters by

 

 

 

sets of parallel bars of varying thicknesses and separation by

 

 

 

tranverse scanning utilizing a laser.

bit

map

Visual representation of graphic images in which a bit defines a

 

 

 

picture element (pixel); for example, if a bit is 1, the

 

 

 

corresponding pixel is printed.

bit

mapped

Display image generated bit by bit for each point or dot. A

 

 

 

software-driven scanner is used to create characters or graphics.

blocking

Process of combining two or more records into a single block of

 

 

 

data which can then be moved, operated upon, or stored, as a

 

 

 

single unit by the computer.

block

length

Number of characters or bytes contained in a block of data (the

 

 

 

block is treated as a unit within the computer). Block length is

 

 

 

usually invariable within a system and may be specified in units

 

 

 

such as records, words, computer words, or characters.

bypass transport

Finisher for postprocessing activities such as booklet making,

 

 

 

shrink wrapping, etc.

character

Single printable letter (A-Z), numeral (0-9), symbol (& % #), or

 

 

 

punctuation mark (, . ! ?) used to represent data. Characters can

 

 

 

also be nonprinting, such as space, tab, or carriage return.

character

cell

Digitized space containing a single character within a font set.

character

set

Number of different characters used by a particular device,

 

 

 

including alphabetic, numeric, and special characters such as

 

 

 

symbols.

 

cluster

Group of paper feeder trays, usually containing the same size and

 

 

 

type of paper (stock). Each cluster has a name, consisting of one

 

 

 

to six alphanumeric characters. See also stock; stockset.

 

CME

copy modification entry. Entry modifying the output printing

 

 

 

characteristics of a report on a copy-to-copy basis.

 

collate

To arrange or assemble into ordered sets.

comment

Explanations written with program instructions. They are ignored

 

 

 

by the computer.

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