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Glossary
precharger wire. A wire inside the print unit that
electrically charges the photoconductor during the
printing process.
Print and Hold job. Aprintjobsentfromyoursoftware
application, stored in printer memory, and accessed at a
later time from the
CONFIDENTIAL JOB menu item or the
HELD JOBS menu item. A Print and Hold job lets you
delay the printing of a job, print it later, ask for additional
copies, verify one copy before printing more, and access
confidential print jobs by using a Personal Identification
Number (PIN).
print cartridge. The replaceable unit inside the printer
that contains the photoconductor and toner supply.
print material. Any material you print on, such as paper,
card stock, envelopes, labels, and transparencies.
Print Quality Enhancement Technology (PQET).
Aprinterfeaturethatimprovesthequalityoftextby
smoothing the edges of characters and lines.
print server. A device that lets you connect the printer to a
local area network (LAN).
printer driver. A program that translates software
application language to printer language so data can be
transferred.
printer language. A set of defined commands (such as
PCL or PostScript) to which the printer responds.
printer memory. See dynamic random access memory
(DRAM) or random access memory (RAM).
proportionally spaced font. Afontthatvariesthewidth
of the character to allow uniform spacing around
characters.
protocol. A set of rules governing the communication and
data transfer between two or more devices.