Xerox 96MX - Manual (Page 470)

GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY-16 XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS PDL REFERENCE
page orientation Direction in which data is printed on a report. See also landscape
page orientation; portrait page orientation.
parameter Part of a command, other than the keyword. See also keyword;
operator command.
pass-through job On systems with XPAF, a job that is sent directly from a host to a
Xerox printer using XPAF, without undergoing XPAF processing.
password Unique word or set of characters that an operator or user must supply
to log on to a system.
patch In programming, to modify a portion of the program at the machine
language level, as opposed to modifying at the source program level.
PDL print description language. Language used to describe printing jobs
to an LPS. PDL describes the input (type, format, characteristics),
performs the processing functions (logical processing), and
describes the output (type, format, font selection, accounting
options).
physical page Sheet of paper on which printing is done. See also edgemarking.
pitch 1. Horizontal character spacing; 10-pitch (10 characters per inch)
spacing is called pica, and 12-pitch (12 characters per inch) spacing
is called elite. 2. The number of page images placed on the
xerographic belt during one revolution. The 4135 LPS operates in a
multi-pitch mode, allowing the mode to be adjusted according to the
width of the paper used.
pixel Acronym for picture element. Smallest addressable point of a bit-
mapped screen that can be independently assigned color and
intensity. Pixels are definable locations on a display used to form
images. For graphic displays, more pixels generally provide higher
resolution. Spots, dots, and pixels are used interchangeably.
point Unit of measurement equal to 0.0139 inch. Points are always used to
express type size and leading. There are 12 points to a pica and
about 72 points to every inch. See also pica.
point size Height of character set from the top of its ascenders to the bottom of
its descenders in units (points). Point size does not always include
leading.
portrait page orientation Orientation of print lines or the top of an illustration parallel to the
short edge of the paper if the sheet is within the standard size range.
Sheets larger than standard have the reverse print orientation.
printer Output device that produces hardcopy printouts. Also referred to as
the IOT.