NEC 870 User Guide - Page 147

point, poster printing, PostScript, printer driver, print area, Print Manager, print status window,

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Glossary to be printed and transfers it as toner to paper, using an electrostatic process. point A unit of measurement for sizing type. One point equals 1/72 inch. port A socket on the connector panel of a computer or peripheral device where you can plug in a cable to connect to another computer or device, or to a network. poster printing Allows for printing of large multiple sheet versions of a page. PostScript A page description language that controls the placement of text and graphics on a page. printer driver A software file that translates printer commands. print area The region on a page that can actually be printed. Print Manager An application program that runs in the background when printing. Once the print file is sent to the Print Manager, the Print Manager controls the print queue and then sends the file to the printer. The user can then perform other tasks while printing. print status window Window that displays any print job currently under way. When printer errors occur, the printer status is shown in this window, which also includes the steps that should be taken. PrintGear Adobe's innovative printing technology on which the NEC SuperScript 1260 is built. PrintGear provides unprecedented performance, quality, network ease of use and features. Program Manager When Windows is started, the Program Manager is executed and it remains running while Windows is running. The Program Manager can store Applications and Files in groups. To start up an application or open a file, simply double-click the icon of the desired application or file displayed in the Program Manager screen. RAM Random-access memory. Memory in which information can be accessed in an arbitrary manner. This memory can be written to and read from. resident font A typeface residing in printer ROM. Also called an internal font. resolution The number of dots used to represent an image-usually measured in dots-per-inch (dpi). The higher the number of dots, the finer the resolution. Also see DPI. ROM Read only memory. Memory whose contents can be read but not changed. 147

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Glossary
to be printed and transfers it as toner to paper,
using an electrostatic process.
point
A unit of measurement for sizing type. One
point equals 1/72 inch.
port
A socket on the connector panel of a
computer or peripheral device where you can
plug in a cable to connect to another computer or
device, or to a network.
poster printing
Allows for printing of large
multiple sheet versions of a page.
PostScript
A page description language that
controls the placement of text and graphics on a
page.
printer driver
A software file that translates
printer commands.
print area
The region on a page that can actually
be printed.
Print Manager
An application program that runs
in the background when printing. Once the print
file is sent to the Print Manager, the Print Manager
controls the print queue and then sends the file to
the printer. The user can then perform other tasks
while printing.
print status window
Window that displays any
print job currently under way. When printer
errors occur, the printer status is shown in this
window, which also includes the steps that should
be taken.
PrintGear
Adobe’s innovative printing
technology on which the NEC SuperScript 1260 is
built. PrintGear provides unprecedented
performance, quality, network ease of use and
features.
Program Manager
When Windows is started, the
Program Manager is executed and it remains
running while Windows is running. The Program
Manager can store Applications and Files in
groups. To start up an application or open a file,
simply double-click the icon of the desired
application or file displayed in the Program
Manager screen.
RAM
Random-access memory. Memory in which
information can be accessed in an arbitrary
manner. This memory can be written to and read
from.
resident font
A typeface residing in printer ROM.
Also called an internal font.
resolution
The number of dots used to represent
an image–usually measured in dots-per-inch
(dpi). The higher the number of dots, the finer the
resolution. Also see DPI.
ROM
Read only memory. Memory whose
contents can be read but not changed.