HP 5500dn HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 374

glossary PJL Printer Job Language. A programming language that controls jobs going to a printer. platen The exterior part of the printer on which the printing material rests before going into the printer. PML Printer Management Language. printhead The printhead is installed into the carriage assembly. It is the part that prints the ink onto the printing material. printhead cleaner Part of the HP No.81/83 supplies that ensures that the printhead is ready for printing at all times. It makes sure the printheads do not dry out when they are not in use. There is one printhead cleaner for each printhead. printing area The area of the page that can be printed on by the printer. In other words, the page size minus the margins. printing material The paper, transparency, or other material on which you print. Printing materials are sometimes referred to as "media" (for instance, in the front panel, where brevity is useful). PostScript A standard graphics language, commonly used by graphics and desktop publishing software applications. queueing Placing each print received by the device into memory for processing with other prints. raster A method of defining an image in terms of dots rather than lines. Raster data typically needs more memory than vector data. reseating The action of removing the printhead from the printhead carriage and then inserting it again. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0257.htm (4 of 5) [8/5/2002 5:01:03 PM]