Xerox DocuPrint 96MX manual Glossary

GLOSSARY

page orientation Direction in which data is printed on a report. See also landscape page orientation; portrait page orientation.

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 using 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.

pitch 1. Horizontal character spacing; 10-pitch (10 characters per inch) spacing is called pica, and 12-pitch (12 characters per inch) spacing is called elite. 2. The number of page images placed on the xerographic belt during one revolution. The 4135 LPS operates in a multi-pitch mode, allowing the mode to be adjusted according to the width of the paper used.

pixel Acronym for picture element. Smallest addressable point of a bit- mapped screen that can be independently assigned color and intensity. Pixels are definable locations on a display used to form images. For graphic displays, more pixels generally provide higher resolution. Spots, dots, and pixels are used interchangeably.

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.

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