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Xerox 4112-4127 Enterprise Printing System-192 User Manual

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Glossary

Using LCDS Print Description Language

Glossary-7

HCS

high-capacity stacker. Stacker bin capable of holding 2500
sheets of 20 pound/75 gsm paper. In the LPS, the high-capacity
stacker bins are located in the top half of the feeder/stacker
modules.

hexadecimal

Numbering system with a base of 16. In this system, 10 through
15 are represented by A through F, respectively.

HFDL

host forms description language

hierarchy

Relative priority assigned to arithmetic or logical operations that
must be performed.

HIP

Host Interface Processor

host

Computer accessed by users which serves as a source of high-
speed data processing for workstations with less computer
power.

host interface

Connection between network and host computer.

hpos

horizontal positioning

id

identifier. Character used to identify or name data and possibly
to indicate certain properties of that data.

IFU

Interpress font utility

IG

image generator

IGM

image generator module

image area

Area on a physical page that may contain text or graphics.

initialize

1. To prepare the magnetic surface of a blank diskette so that it
can accept data. 2. To set all information in a computer system
to its starting values (usually the first step is accomplished when
a program is booted).

input/output

General term encompassing the flow of data into and out of a
system.

interface

Device by which two systems connect and communicate with
each other.

interpolation

Series of logical rules implemented in the printer to convert a 300
spi input video stream to a 600 spi output video stream.
Interpolation is functionally analogous to bit doubling (2x
scaling), except the logical rules result in superior output.

Interpress

Xerox standard that defines digital representation of lines for
printing. Interpress documents can be printed on any sufficiently
powerful printer equipped with Interpress print software.

Interpress font

utility (IFU)

program

Program used to convert FIS fonts to LPS fonts.