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GLOSSARY
XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM INSTALLATION PLANNING GUIDE GLOSSARY-15
origin In reference to image area, this is the upper left corner of a
sheet.
output 1. Material produced by a peripheral device of a computer, such
as a printout or a magnetic tape. 2. Result of completed
operations.
page 1. In computer programming, a block of instruction, data, or
both that can be located in main or auxiliary storage. 2. In word
processing, a defined section of a document.
page end Command character (form feed) to terminate the current page.
page orientation Direction in which data is printed on a report. See also
landscape page orientation; portrait page orientation.
pagination Process of separating text into pages.
parameter Part of a command, other than the keyword. See also keyword;
operator command.
password Unique word or set of characters that an operator or user must
supply to log on to a system.
patch In programming, to modify a portion of the program at the
machine language level, as opposed to modifying at the source
program level.
PC UI PC user interface. The PC hardware and Xerox-supplied software
which allows the operator to control the LPS by means of a
mouse, windows, and icons. See also object mode; TEM.
PDL print description language. Language used to describe printing
jobs to an LPS. PDL describes the input (type, format,
characteristics), performs the processing functions (logical
processing), and describes the output (type, format, font
selection, accounting options).
physical page Sheet of paper on which printing is done. See also
edgemarking.
pitch 1. Horizontal character spacing; 10-pitch (10 characters per inch)
spacing is called pica, and 12-pitch (12 characters per inch)
spacing is called elite. 2. The number of page images placed on
the xerographic belt during one revolution. The 4635 LPS
operates in a multi-pitch mode, allowing the mode to be
adjusted according to the width of the paper used.