Konica Minolta bizhub 500 - Manual (Page 404)

Appendix 6
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LPD Abbreviation for Line Printer Daemon. A printer protocol that uses
TCP/IP and is platform-independent. Originally developed for BSD
UNIX, it has become the standard printing protocol and can be used
with any general computer.
LPR/LPD Abbreviation for Line Printer Request/Line Printer Daemon. A print-
ing method over a network in a Windows NT system or UNIX system.
Using TCP/IP, you can output print data from Windows or Unix to a
printer over a network.
Adobe
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Flash
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Software developed by Adobe, Inc. and used to create data combin-
ing vector-graphic animation and sound, and the format of this data
file. The bidirectional content can be manipulated using a keyboard
and a mouse. The files can be kept relatively compact, and they can
be accessed with the Web browser plug-in.
MAC Address Abbreviation for Media Access Control address. With a special ID
number for each Ethernet card, data can be sent and received be-
tween the cards. A number consists of 48 bits. The first 24 bits con-
sist of a special number for each manufacture controlling and
assigning IEEE. The last 24 bits consist of a number that the manu-
facturer assigns uniquely to the card.
Memory Storage device for storing data temporally. When the power is
turned off the data may or may not be erased.
NetBEUI Abbreviation for NetBIOS Extended User Interface. A network proto-
col developed by IBM. By simply specifying the computer name, you
can build a small-scale network.
NetWare Network operating system developed by Novell. NetWare IPX/SPX
is used as the communication protocol.
MH Abbreviation for Modified Huffman. A data compression encoding
method for fax transmissions. Documents containing mostly text are
compressed to about 1/10 their original size.
MIB Abbreviation for Management Information Base. In a TCP/IP trans-
mission, this uses SNMP to define the management information for-
mat for a group of network devices. There are two formats: the
manufacturer-specific private MIB and the standardized MIB.
MMR Abbreviation for Modified Read. A data compression encoding
method for fax transmissions. Documents containing mostly text are
compressed to about 1/20 their original size.
NTLM Abbreviation for NT LAN Manager. User authentication method used
by Windows NT or later. With the MD4 and MD5 encoding methods,
passwords are encoded.
NTP Abbreviation for Network Time Protocol. The protocol for correctly
adjusting the computer’s internal clock over the network. In a hierar-
chical method, the time is adjusted with the server at the highest lev-
el using GPS to acquire the correct time, which is then referenced by
each lower level host.
OCR Abbreviation for Optical Character Reader. A device or software that
converts handwritten or printed documents to text data by optically
scanning it and, through comparison with a previously stored pat-
tern, specifies the characters.
OS Abbreviation for Operating System. Basic software for controlling
the system of a computer.
Term Definition