Xerox 4635 - Manual (Page 310)

GLOSSARY
XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM MESSAGE GUIDE GLOSSARY-17
monitor Program used to supervise, control, or verify the operations of a
system.
mouse Electronic device used with the PC UI to select options and enter
data.
mouse pad Base that provides friction and direction information to the
electronic mouse.
mouse tray Optional extension module attached to the system controller to
accommodate the mouse pad and provide ample working space.
move/resize target Part of a window that allows you to change the location or size
of the window.
nesting Subroutine or set of data, such as a comment, contained
sequentially within another.
network 1. System of geographically separate computers, linked to one
another over transmission lines. 2. Communication lines
connecting a computer to its remote terminals.
node Station, terminal, or computer that performs some control
operation and influences the operation of the network as a
whole.
nonimpact printer Printer that forms characters without any strikes of a key or
element against the paper.
object file Source file converted into machine language (binary code).
object mode For the 4135 LPS, the processing method of the PC UI which
uses the mouse, windows, and icons. The PC UI operates in
either the object mode or in the terminal emulation mode (TEM).
See also TEM.
octal Numbering system which uses base 8.
offline Devices not under the active control of a central processing unit.
For example, a computer makes output to a magnetic tape. The
tape is then used by an offline printing system to produce
printed data. Offline operations are much slower than online
operations. See also online.
offset To place pages currently being printed in slightly different
positions from previous pages.
offset printing Widely-used method of commercial and corporate printing,
where ink is picked up by a metal or paper plate, passed to an
offset drum, and then passed to the paper.