Filter
Top Products
Terms Defined
Xerox CopyCentre/WorkCentre/WorkCentre Pro 123/128 System Administration Guide 165
Node A device on a network that has an address and can send and/
or receive data to and from other devices on the network.
PCL An abbreviation of Printer Control Language, which is used by
Hewlett-Packard. This is a set of commands that tells a printer
how to print a document.
PCL5e A Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language (PCL) that is the
first version of PCL to support bi-directional communication
between printer and computer.
PCL6 A Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language (PCL). It is an
interpreted language, similar to but more intelligent than
PostScript. This version offers significant changes in the
backward compatibility issue for Hewlett-Packard machines.
PCONSOLE A NetWare utility that can be used to create, configure,
monitor, and manage queues in a NetWare server, and to
attach print servers to the queues.
PDF An abbreviation of Portable Document Format. It is a file
format developed by Adobe Systems. A PDF file can describe
documents containing text and images, retaining all the
formatting and fonts of the original copy. The document can
then be displayed or printed, using application software,
hardware, or operating system, which may differ from that
used to create the original document.
PDL An abbreviation of Page-Description Language. This refers to
a programming language, such as PostScript, that is used to
describe output to a printer or a display device, which then
uses the instructions from the PDL to construct text and
graphics and create the required page image.
Peer-to-Peer A network environment in which the nodes communicate
directly with other nodes. Windows for Workgroups, NetWare
Lite, and Macintosh System 7 are examples of peer-to-peer
networking products.
PostScript PostScript is a page description language (PDL) developed by
Adobe Systems. It is an object-oriented language, meaning
that it treats images, including fonts, as collections of
geometrical objects rather than as bit maps. Postscript is the
standard for desktop publishing because it is widely supported
by both hardware and software vendors.
Print driver See Driver.
Protocol The rules that control the transmitting and receiving of data.
Queue A place where jobs are stored temporarily, while they are
waiting to be processed. A print queue will hold several print
jobs.