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Appendix 3
3.2 Glossary
Term Description
10Base-T/
10B100Base-TX/
1000Base-T A set specifications under the Ethernet standards.
Uses cables consisting of pairs of twisted copper wires.
The transmission speed of 10Base-T is 10 Mbps, of 100Base-TX is 100 Mbps, and
of 1000Base-T is 1,000 Mbps.
2in1 This is a function to send the page set as double page by consolidating the two-page
document on one sheet of paper.
Abbreviation/ address This is a function to register the frequently used fax number of the recipient. When
registering abbreviation/address, you can register the address name and search
characters. It makes possible to specify the address using the searched character of
the abbreviated selection.
Active directory A service that consolidates management of all information such as hardware re-
sources for servers, clients, and printers on a network supported by Microsoft and
the attributes and access permissions of the users.
Adobe ® Flash ® Software developed by Adobe Systems Inc. (formerly developed by Macromedia,
Inc.), and used to create data combining vector-graphic animation and sound, and
the format of this data file. The bidirectional content can be manipulated using a key-
board and a mouse. The files can be kept relatively compact, and they can be ac-
cessed with the Web browser plug-in.
anonymous FTP While normal FTP sites are protected by an account name and password, this type
of FTP site can be used by anyone without a password by simply entering "anony-
mous" as the account name.
APOP Abbreviation for Authenticated Post Office Protocol. An authentication method with
encrypted passwords, which results in increased safety, as compared to the usual
unencrypted passwords used by POP to retrieve e-mail messages.
AppleTalk A generic name for the protocol suite developed by Apple Computer for computer
networking.
Auto IP A function for automatically acquiring the IP address. If acquisition of the IP address
failed with DHCP, an IP address is acquired from the address space of 169.254.0.0.
Background Removal This function sends a document after adjusting bright-ness of the background color
of the document.
Binding Position This is a function for specifying the binding position of a double-sided document sent
using the ADF. There is top/bottom binding, where the binding position is at the top
(or) bottom of the document, and there is left/right binding, where the binding posi-
tion is at the left (or right) of the document and the top and bottom of the second side
of the document differ.
bit Abbreviation for Binary Digit. The smallest unit of information (data quantity) on a
computer or printer. Displays data using 0 or 1.
Bitmap Font A font that is displayed using a collection of dots. These look increasingly jagged with
larger font sizes.
BMP Abbreviation for Bitmap. A file format for saving image data which uses the .bmp ex-
tension.
Commonly used on Windows platforms. You can specify the color depth from mon-
ochrome (2 values) to full color (16,777,216 colors). Images are not usually com-
pressed when saved.
Bonjour Macintosh network technology for automatically detecting devices connected to the
network and for specifying settings. Previously called "Rendezvous", the name was
changed to "Bonjour" starting with Mac OS X v10.4.
Book Copy A function for sending a fax of a book or catalog with the front cover, back cover and
the left and right pages sent as separate pages.
BOOTP Abbreviation for Bootstrap Protocol. A protocol in which a client computer on a
TCP/IP network automatically specifies the network settings from the server.
Currently, DHCP, which is an advanced protocol based on BOOTP, is mainly used.
bps This is an abbreviation of bit per second.
It means the amount of data sent in one second as the unit of data transmission.
Brightness Brightness of a display screen.
Broadcast A transmission of a single document to many recipients in one operation.
Bulletin board This function posts the documents to be viewed, or stores the documents to be
transmitted through polling.
Byte Unit of information (data quantity) on a computer or printer.
Configured as 1 byte equals 8 bits.