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HP 3000CP User Manual

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Glossary

G-2

HP-GL/2

One of Hewlett-Packard’s standard graphics
languages for plotters and printers. Produces vector
data. Newer than HP-GL.

I/O Input/output

The transmission of data between a computer and a
device.

inked area

The smallest rectangle that contains all the content of
the drawing, while maintaining its relative
dimensions.

ISO size

An international standard media size; e.g. A1, A2,
etc.

JIS size

A Japanese standard media size.

LAN

Local area network.

long-axis printing

Printing a page whose X-axis (the axis vertical to the
printer as you look at it from the front) is longer than
a standard page size.

margin

The space around the page added by the printer to
separate one page from another and to avoid printing
right to the edge of the media.

matte

Not glossy.

media

The material, usually paper, onto which the printer
prints.

media button

The button located above the roll cover. Used to load
and unload media.

media weight

The media weight is designed to give the media path
a loop shape just before it is wound onto the Take Up
Core.

MIO Modular input/output

Refers to the printer’s network interface.

nesting

Placing two or more pages side-by-side on roll media
to avoid waste.

palette

A set of logical pens defined by color and width.

PJL

Printer Job Language. A programming language that
controls jobs going to a printer.

PML

Printer Management Language.

parallel interface

A type of interface between computer and device.
Generally faster than a serial interface.

PANTONE

The PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM® is an
international standard for color communication in
the graphics art industry.

pen

Even though the plotter has no physical pens, the
lines it draws match the attributes of a pen.

platen

The exterior part of the printer on which the media
rests before going into the media-entry slot.