Xerox 4635 - Manual (Page 299)

GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY-6 XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM MESSAGE GUIDE
configuration One or a group of computers and related devices, such as
terminals and printers, interconnected and programmed to
operate as a system (sharing resources, communicating data,
accepting input, and so on).
console Functional unit containing devices used by an operator to
communicate with an operating system. It may consist of a
display, keyboard, and certain switches or other controls.
consumable supplies Supplies such as paper and dry ink that are depleted (used up)
during the course of normal printer operation.
continuous printing Refers to Interpress job integrity under any of the following
conditions: excessive graphics, forms, or font use problems.
control program Program that supports the operating system by monitoring the
flow of jobs, tasks, processing, and so on, within the system; for
example, a data communication program.
coordinate Point on the x and y axis that determines a grid position.
copy To duplicate data in a new location or on an additional storage
medium, for example, to copy files from disk to tape.
copy-sensitive Term used to indicate jobs in which multiple copies of a report
will contain different data, as with paychecks and banking
statements.
cpi characters per inch. Designates the number of characters per
inch for a particular typeface. See also pitch.
CPU central processing unit. Interprets and executes instructions,
performs all operations and calculations, and controls input and
output units and auxiliary attachments.
data 1. In general, facts, numbers, letters, symbols, and so on, which
can be processed or produced by a computer. 2. In data
processing, the source data or raw data entered for processing,
as opposed to the results obtained by processing.
database Information to meet specific processing and retrieval needs.
Generally applies to integrated file of data, arranged for access by
many subsystems.
data communications Transmission and reception of encoded information over
telecommunication lines.
data file Collection of related data records organized in a specific manner
so that each record is similarly structured, for example, a payroll
file set up with one record for each employee, last name first,
indicating the rate of pay and all deductions.