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Glossary
Using LCDS Print Description Language
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scale
To adjust font or image size according to given proportions.
SCSI
small computer system interface. Accepted standard for
connecting peripheral devices to computers.
SDLC
synchronous data link control
SEF
short-edge feed. The movement of paper through the printer in
the direction of the paper width (the shorter side of a sheet of
paper).
sequential
In numeric sequence, usually in ascending order. As applied to a
file organization, describes files in which records are written one
after another and cannot be randomly accessed. For example,
the first 99 records in a sequential file-access file have to be read
before the 100th record is accessible.
set
In setting a separation boundary through the Bin Full Criteria
task, set refers to multiple copies of the same report.
simplex printing
Printing on one side of the page. See also duplex printing.
SNA
system network architecture
sort
To rearrange data records according to a particular item (field)
which they all contain, using a predetermined ordering scheme.
source
Terminal node at which data enters a network. For example, a
computer transmitting data through telecommunication lines to
several other computers or receiving terminals.
source language
Language, high-level or low-level, used by a programmer. A
source language must be converted by a compiler to machine
language for the instructions to be executed.
spi
spots per inch
spooling
Process of releasing data from main memory and storing it
temporarily until a peripheral device is ready to accept it, for
example storing text before sending it to a printer.
spot
Unit of measurement representing a fraction of an inch, for
example, 300 spots per inch (spi). May also be referred to as a
picture element (pixel) or dot.
static data
Information usually found on preprinted forms or overlays.
stock
User-defined name in the JSL that specifies a certain type of
paper for printing a job. See also cluster.
stockset
Collection of stocks to be used on a print job. See also stock;
cluster.
string
Connected sequence of alphanumeric characters treated as one
unit of data by a program.