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Xerox 4112-4127 Enterprise Printing System-192 User Manual

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Glossary

Glossary-4

Using LCDS Print Description Language

CME

copy modification entry. Entry modifying the output printing
characteristics of a report on a copy-to-copy basis.

collate

To arrange or assemble into ordered sets.

compiler

Software that translates instructions written in high-level
language into machine language for execution by a system.

concatenate

To connect or link in a series, as when files are grouped together
for faster processing. See also job concatenation mode.

consumable

supplies

Supplies such as paper and dry ink that are depleted (used up)
during the course of normal printer operation.

coordinate

Point on the x and y axis that determines a grid position.

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.

database

Information to meet specific processing and retrieval needs.
Generally applies to integrated file of data, arranged for access
by many subsystems.

data rate

In data communications, the rate at which a channel carries
data, measured in bits per second (bps).

DCE

data communications equipment

DDCMP

Digital Data Communication Message Protocol

debug

To detect and correct errors in a program.

decompose

To break down into component parts, such as when Interpress
breaks down a Font Interchange Standard (FIS) master to
compile font information.

descender

Portion of alphabetic character that extends below the baseline.
See also ascender, x height.

DFA

Document Feeding and Finishing Architecture

DJDE

Dynamic Job Descriptor Entry. Command within an input data
stream used to modify the printing environment dynamically.

dot

Unit of measurement representing a fraction of an inch, for
example, 300 dots per inch (dpi). It may also be referred to as a
picture element (pixel) or spot.

dpi

dots per inch