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Appendix D Glossary
PocketPro 100S Administrator’s Guide -- Document #40165-110 Rev. A D-14
PCL
A page description language originally developed by Hewlett-Packard for its LaserJet printers.
PCONSOLE
A NetWare utility program for configuring and managing printers.
PDL
An abbreviation for Page Description Language.
Peer-to-Peer
(1) A LAN in which nodes communicate with each other without the need for a file server. (2) A new protocol
for peer-to-peer communications that is included with Windows 95 (also known as Direct Mode IPX).
Physical Layer
Layer 1 of the OSI Reference Model; defines the physical and electrical connection to the network.
PJL
Page Job Language, a Hewlett-Packard printer control language that is independent of the page description
language.
Ping
A TCP/IP command that determines whether a device is alive on the network.
POP3
Post Office Protocol, the protocol used to retrieve E-mail from the server.
Port
(1) A physical connector, such as the parallel port. (2) A logical connection to a device.
Portrait mode
Printing a document with the short edge of the paper at the top (the normal method of printing).
PostScript
A page description language originally developed by Adobe that is widely used in graphics arts applications.