Dascom TallyCom III Installation & Operators Guide - Manual (Page 58)

Abbreviation Full name Explanation
IPDS Intelligent Printer Data
Stream IPDS is generated and sent
by e.g. PSF and translated
by the PrintServer. IPDS
supports the complete print
data stream and
communication between
IPDS capable devices
(including software devices).
ITDS Transparent Data stream Used to configure and
upgrade IPDS capable
devices. Only IPDS related
functions are affected. ITDS
can be used locally via FSL
or printed using PSF.
LAN Local Area Network Usually TokenRing or
Ethernet. Coax and Twinax
are usually regarded as
WANs.
LED Light-Emitting Diode
LPD Line Printer Demon Part of the standard TCP/IP
stack (programs). Two major
(incompatible) variations of
LPR/LPD are generally used.
Works only in conjunction
with LPR. The sender of a
print job via TCP/IP will be
LPR and the receiver will be
LPD.
LPR Line Printer Requester Part of the standard TCP/IP
stack (programs). Two major
(incompatible) variations of
LPR/LPD are generally used.
Works only in conjunction
with LPD. The sender of a
print job via TCP/IP will be
LPR and the receiver will be
LPD.
MVS Multiple Virtual Machine IBM operating system for
mainframes. This is the most
commonly used operating
system for large
corporations.
OS/390 New name for MVS IBM operating system for
mainframes. This is the most
commonly used operating
system for large
corporations. The only
operating system that
supports IBM CMOS and
SYSPLEX technology.
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