NEC SILENTWRIT 1700 Series - Manual (Page 187)

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10Base2 See Ethernet 10Base2.
10BaseT See Ethernet 10BaseT.
8-pin serial interface A connector on the printer you
use to attach a LocalTalk cable from your Macintosh
computer.
Address Resolution Protocol The TCP/IP protocol used
to dynamically bind a high-level IP address to a low-
level physical hardware address.
alert message A message on the printer operator panel
or in the Printer Monitor that occurs when printing is
suspended. See also: status message.
AppleTalk A network protocol designed by Apple and
used to link Macintosh computers and peripherals.
application A software program that performs a
specific task such as creating a spreadsheet, a text
document, or graphics.
ARP See Address Resolution Protocol
ASCII American Standard Code for Information
Interchange. A coding used to represent text in digital
computing.
baud The rate of data transmission, measured in bits
per second.
bitmap A checkerboard dot-by-dot representation of a
text character or graphic image.
cassette feeder The mechanism that holds a paper
cassette and feeds paper into the printer.
Chooser A desk accessory on the Macintosh system
you use to designate external resources such as file
servers and network printers.
click To press and release the mouse button at the
location you want an action to take place.
default A setting that is automatically used by the
printer unless you change it.
dialog box A user interface displayed on the monitor
screen that contains a message or requests information
from you and allows you to enter the response.
DLC Protocol The network protocol used by Microsoft
and IBM networking products, including Microsoft
LAN Manager, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups,
and IBM LAN Server
DOS Disk Operating System.
double-click To press and release the mouse button
twice rapidly at the location you want an action to take
place.
driver see printer driver
Ethernet 10Base2 A physical cabling system (coaxial
thin wire) used to link computers and peripheral
devices in an Ethernet network system.
Ethernet 10BaseT A physical cabling system
(unshielded twisted pair) used to link computers and
peripheral devices in an Ethernet network system.
file Any named, ordered collection of information
stored on a disk.