Xerox 721P83071 manual operator command, edgemarking

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operator command.

GLOSSARY

 

parameter

Part of a command, other than the keyword. See also keyword;

 

 

 

operator command.

pass

through

job

On systems with XPAF, a job that is sent directly from a host to a

 

 

 

Xerox printer via XPAF, without undergoing XPAF processing.

 

password

Unique word or set of characters that an operator or user must

 

 

 

supply to log on to a system.

 

patch

In programming, to modify a portion of the program at the

 

 

 

machine language level (as opposed to modifying at the source

 

 

 

program level).

 

 

PDL

print description language. Language used to describe printing

 

 

 

jobs to an LPS. PDL describes the input (type, format,

 

 

 

characteristics), performs the processing functions (logical

 

 

 

processing), and describes the output (type, format, font

 

 

 

selection, accounting options).

physical

page

Sheet of paper on which printing is done. See also

 

 

 

edgemarking.

 

point

Unit of measurement equal to 0.0139 inch. Points are always

 

 

 

used to express type size and leading. There are 12 points to a

 

 

 

pica and about 72 points to every inch. See also pica.

 

point

size

Height of character set from the top of its ascenders to the

 

 

 

bottom of its descenders in units (points). Point size does not

 

 

 

always include leading.

portrait page

orientation

Orientation of print lines or the top of an illustration parallel to

 

 

 

the short edge of the paper if the sheet is within the standard

 

 

 

size range. Sheets larger than standard have the reverse print

 

 

 

orientation.

 

printer

Output device that produces hardcopy printouts. Also referred

 

 

 

to as the IOT.

 

prompt

Message or symbol displayed on a system console requiring the

 

 

 

operator to take action.

proportional

font

Font containing characters that vary in width. See also fixed font.

proportional spacing

Text in which each alphanumeric character is given a weighted

 

 

 

amount of space. Such output has print-like appearance.

 

 

 

Proportional spacing allows more space for wide characters and

 

 

 

less space for narrow characters

proportional

type

Characters that vary in width.

 

purge

To delete data from a system.

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