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GLOSSARY
XEROX 4890 HIGHLIGHT COLOR LPS INSTALLATION PLANNING REFERENCE GLOSSARY-23
variable text Text of changing nature (such as names and addresses)
combined with a form letter to make a complete document.
verification Process of testing a system's ability to meet performance
objectives by running programs in a simulated environment.
virtual page Page area selected by a forms designer for printing.
vpos Vertical positioning.
WAN Wide area network.
weight Perceived blackness of a character affected by varying the width
of the stroke. Weight is expressed in general terms as either
bold or roman.
wildcard Character (usually an asterisk *) which can be inserted into a
command string to indicate that it may represent one or more
characters in that position.
write protection Data protection feature implemented on magnetic media (for
example, floppy disk, 9-track tape) to prevent stored data from
being modified, written over, or erased.
x axis Horizontal axis on a forms grid.
x height Height of lowercase letters without their ascenders or
descenders (height of letter “x”).
xdot Unit of measurement representing a fraction of an inch. May
also be referred to as a picture element (pixel) or spot; for
example, 1/600 spots per inch (spi).
xerographic engine Component of a printer that develops an image, transfers it to
paper, and fuses it for output as hardcopy.
xerographic mode Either of two possible printer configurations: 1. Black mode
which allows printing with black dry ink only. 2. Highlight mode
which enables both highlight color and black printing.
xerographic mode persistence (XMP) For the 4890 HighLight Color LPS, a value specified during
sysgen, in JDL or in DJDE code that specifies on what basis
xerographic mode switching (XMS) may take place. Refer to
xerographic mode switching.
xerographic mode switching (XMS) A function of the operating system software (OSS) that controls
the xerographic mode of the 4890 HighLight Color LPS. The
operator or programmer controls XMS through the xerographic
mode persistence (XMP) setting. Refer to xerographic mode.
XICS Xerox Integrated Composition System.