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N
Network
A group of computers connected by cables or other means and using software that
enables them to share equipment (such as printers) and exchange information.
O
Orientation
The printing of text either along the width (portrait) or length (landscape) of the page.
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.
P
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.
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.
Point size
Character height is defined in points: one point is 1/72 of an inch.