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| GLOSSARY |
| compiler | Software that translates instructions written in |
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| into machine language for execution by a system. |
concatenate | To connect or link in a series, as when files are grouped together | |
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| for faster processing. See also job concatenation mode. |
| console | Functional unit containing devices used by an operator to |
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| communicate with an operating system. It may consist of a |
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| display, keyboard, and certain switches or other controls. |
consumable | supplies | Supplies such as paper and dry ink that are depleted (used up) |
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| during the course of normal printer operation. |
continuous | printing | Refers to Interpress job integrity under any of the following |
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| conditions: excessive graphics, forms, or font use problems. |
coordinate | Point on the x and y axis that determines a grid position. | |
| copy | To duplicate data in a new location or on an additional storage |
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| medium, for example, to copy files from disk to tape. |
Term used to indicate jobs in which multiple copies of a report | ||
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| will contain different data, as with paychecks and banking |
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| statements. |
| cpi | characters per inch. Designates the number of characters per |
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| inch for a particular typeface. See also pitch. |
| debug | To detect and correct errors in a program. |
| default | Value assigned to a field by the system. Default fields may be |
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| used for such items as document formats, menu selections, input |
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| fields, font selection, and paper or image size. The default value |
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| of a field may be changed. |
descender | Portion of alphabetic character that extends below the baseline. | |
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| See also ascender, x height. |
| display | Viewing device (monitor) that visually communicates system |
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| warnings, status, and error messages and reflects operator |
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| interaction with the system on a display. |
| DJDE | Dynamic Job Descriptor Entry. Command within an input data |
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| stream used to modify the printing environment dynamically. |
| dot | Unit of measurement representing a fraction of an inch, for |
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| example, 300 dots per inch (dpi). It may also be referred to as a |
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| picture element (pixel) or spot. |
download | To copy files using communication lines from the host onto LPS | |
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| system disks. |
XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT REFERENCE |