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Using LCDS Print Description Language Glossary-9
leading 1. Vertical distance between lines (also called line space),
measured from a baseline of one line to the baseline of the next.
2. Extra spacing between lines of type. 3. In typography, spacing
between lines and paragraphs.
LED light emitting diode. Solid substance that glows when a current is
passed through it. Often used for indicator lights on disk drives or
modems, as well as for displays on other electronic equipment.
LEF long-edge feed. The movement of paper through the printer in
the direction of the paper length (the longer side of a sheet of
paper).
legal size Sheet the standard size of legal briefs, 8.5 by 14 inches.
LF long-edge feed
letter size Paper sized 8.5 by 11 inches/216 by 279 mm.
library In data storage, a collection of related files or programs.
line tables Internal data structures providing a record in memory of lines to
be drawn on a page.
literal Alphanumeric beginning with a letter, optionally including an
asterisk, period, colon, or slash, and not enclosed in single
quotes.
log Collection of messages or message segments placed on an
auxiliary storage device for accounting or data collection
purposes.
logical page In the Xerox printing systems environment, a formatted page that
is smaller than the physical page. A logical page is defined by an
origin, thus allowing more than one logical page to be placed on
a physical page.
lpi lines per inch
LPS Laser Printing System
mask 1. Selection of bits from a storage unit by using an instruction
that eliminates the other bits in the unit. 2. In accessing files, a
file name mask is used to reference one or more files with similar
file-id (identifier) syntax. 3. In Interpress, a mask serves as a
template, indicating the shape and position of an object on a
page.
MB megabyte. Unit of one million bytes.