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Glossary
Overlay
Refers to printing in which data that is common to all the pages, such as a logo, titles or table
structure, is overlaid with the print data from the application.
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Paper feed
The act of guiding a sheet of paper into the printer’s paper path.
Paper jam
A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path. You must remove
jammed paper before you can continue printing.
Paper path
The route that paper travels through the printer.
Paper Source
Source of paper feed. The machine has a cassette and a multi-purpose tray.
Paper Type
All kinds of paper (plain paper, coloured paper, recycled paper, transparencies, tracing paper,
thick paper, labels, envelopes, postcards etc.) are grouped under several Paper Types. You can
access this setting from the Paper Type field on the Paper Source tab of the Printer
Properties dialog screen.
Parallel interface
An interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously (usually in one-byte segments). Your
printer has a built-in, Centronics-type parallel interface. See also Centronics interface.
Parallel interface cable
A bi-directional cable, usually less than six feet long, that transfers multiple bits of
information to the printer simultaneously, speeding the transfer. Parallel interface cables are
also referred to as Centronics interface cables.
PDF
Stands for Portable Document Format. A widely used format for transmitting and viewing
documents on computers. PDF documents can be read or printed out with Adobe’s Acrobat
Reader program.
Peer-to-peer connection
A network connection between a computer and a printer (or other device) that does not go
through a server. See also Server, Client.
Physical RAM
Random access memory (RAM) that is physically present in the computer in the form of
memory chips, as opposed to virtual memory. See also Virtual Memory.
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