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Print Server Manual 57 A741
OSD
Original Size Detection. A set of sensors in the copier which automatically detects the original
size.
Ozone
Harmful gas that is formed by the electrostatic process used in copiers and printers
Parallel port
Slot in the PC that is usually connected to the printer. Since it is capable of carrying 8 bits at a
time it is faster than the serial port
Page printer
Printers that print a page at a time instead of character by character
PCL
Printer Command Language developed by Hewlett Packard
PDL
Printer Description Language. Printer language that is able to accurately describe layouts of
pages. Ideally suited for professional printing processes. Example is Adobe’s Postscript.
Penset
Description of a set of pens (width, color, pattern) used in HP-GL plotting.
Pixel
Short for Picture Element. Describes a single element of an image.
PPM
Pages Per Minute, a measurement how many pages a printer can product in one minute.
Print Server
Printer with embedded network connection serving a group of users. Also a network connected
PC which controls a printer shared by multiple users.
Printer driver
Software that enables the computer to send commands to the printer
Protocol
Clearly defined set of instructions to exchange information between computers.
RAM
Random Access Memory. Method of temporarily storing data in a computer. This data is lost
once the computer is turned off
Raster graphics
A graphic image which is made of pixels or dots to form a raster (or bitmap) image.
Rasterising
Conversion of a vector based image into a raster graphic