IBM 4230 User Guide - Page 301

Glossary This glossary defines important 4230 Printer abbreviations and terms. It includes information from the IBM Dictionary of Computing, SC20-1699. It also includes terms and definitions from: The American National Dictionary for Information Processing Systems, copyright 1982 by the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association (CBEMA). Copies may be purchased from the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018. Definitions are identified by an asterisk (*). The Information Technology Vocabulary, developed by Subcommittee 1, Joint Technical Committee 1, of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Committee (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC1). Definitions from published segments of the vocabularies are identified by the symbol (ISO); definitions from draft international standards, draft proposals, and working papers in development by the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC1 vocabulary subcommittee are identified by the symbol (TC97), indicating final agreement has not yet been reached among participating members. For abbreviations, the definition usually consists only of the words represented by the letters; for complete definitions, see the entries for the words. This Glossary uses standard reference words for entries. They are: Ref. Meaning Deprecated term for Indicates that the term should not be used. It refers to a preferred term, which is defined. Synonymous with Appears in the commentary of a preferred term and identifies less desirable or less specific terms that have the same meaning. Synonym for Appears in the commentary of a less desirable or less specific term and identifies the preferred term that has the same meaning. Contrast with Refers to a term that has an opposed or substantively different meaning. See Refers to multiple-word terms that have the same last word. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1991, 1994 X-1