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Glossary
leading edge. The edge of the printer page that
exits the printer first.
legal. Paper measuring 8.5 x 14 in.
letter. Paper measuring 8.5 x 11 in.
M
macro. A collection of commands grouped
together and temporarily or permanently stored
in printer memory.
manual feed. Feeding one sheet of media
(paper, envelope, transparency) into the printer
at a time.
MarkVision. A printer utility that works with
the printer’s bidirectional communication
capability to provide continuous printer status
and let you configure multiple printers from a
single setup file.
MB. Megabyte; 1,048,576 bytes.
media. Any materials you print on, such as
paper, envelopes, labels and transparencies.
menu. The choices for displaying, altering or
testing printer features and settings.
O
operating system. The basic software which
provides the low-level functions needed to
operate your computer, such as booting up.
Operation ReSource. Lexmark’s process
established to recycle toner cartridges and print
units.
operator panel. The 6 lights and 1 button on the
printer that are used to change printer settings
and display printer status.
orientation. A page description defining
whether the printed text runs along the short
edge (portrait) or the long edge (landscape) of
the paper.
output bin. Any paper exit area. The default is
the standard output bin, on top of the printer,
which allows the paper to exit face down and
collated.
overlay. Background text or graphics intended
to appear the same in each file where the overlay
is applied.
P
pages per minute (ppm). The number of typical
pages of text that can be printed in one minute.
parallel interface. A bidirectional interface for
exchanging data between the computer and the
printer.
portrait orientation. Printed page orientation in
which the print runs across the short edge of the
paper.
print cartridge. The replaceable unit inside the
printer that contains the toner supply.
printer driver. A program that translates the
language of a software application to the
language of the printer so the two can
communicate data.
printer language. A set of defined commands
(such as PCL or PostScript) to which the printer
responds.
protocol. A set of rules governing the
communication and the transfer of data between
two or more devices.