Xerox 4508 - Manual (Page 132)

G l o s s a r y
G-2 ❖ D o c u P r i n t 4 5 0 8 U s e r G u i d e
A Abort A procedure to terminate execution of a program
when an irrecoverable error, mistake, or malfunction.
Access time The time interval between the instant at which
data are requested to be stored and the instant at which
storage is started.
Accounting File The file SMS generates for storing printer
and job statistics. An accounting file is created for each
Service Coordinator when DS/P Authorization is set ON in
SETUP. “PRINTER.LOG” is the name of the SMS accounting
file.
ACK See Acknowledgment.
Acknowledgment In parallel data transmission. A character
confirmation bit that is set when the printer has received a
byte of data from the computer.
Acoustic coupler A device which provides the facility to
transmit and receive messages using the standard telephone
handset as the coupling to the phone line.
Active file A file that is being used in which entries or
references are made on a current basis.
Alert Message A message SMS sends to the client that
notifies user of an event at the printer.
Attach The term used in SMS for logging into a file server.
ANSI American National Standards Institute. A standards
institute that organizes committees formed of computer users,
manufacturers, etc., in order to develop and publish industry
standards for computers, communications, and etc.
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
A digital coding system used to represent characters or
control functions electronically, each character being
represented by either 7 or 8 bits.
Auto job end A switch that is set in the interface menu that
invokes automatic ending of a print job that does not finish.
Auto Emulation See Language Sensing.
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