Xerox 4890 Advanced Product Reference - page 119
GLOSSARY
XEROX 4890 HIGHLIGHT COLOR LPS PRODUCT REFERENCE
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logo
Small illustration or design, usually simple, typically used to
identify a company.
long-edge feed
See LEF.
lpi
Lines per inch.
LPS
Laser printing system.
LUN
Logical unit number. A number that identifies a peripheral device
to the OSS.
magnetic media
Term for all storage devices (disks, tape, and so on) on which
data is stored in magnetic form.
map
To establish a set of values having a defined correspondence
with the quantities or values of another set.
mask
Selection of bits from a storage unit by use of an instruction that
eliminates the other bits in the unit. In accessing files, a file
name mask is used to reference one or more files with similar
file-id (identifier) syntax. In Interpress, a mask serves as a
template, indicating the shape and position of an object on a
page.
master file
File serving as a general reference point for a particular
application system and providing information to be used by the
program. It is usually updated and maintained to reflect the
results of current or daily processing operations.
MB
Megabyte. Unit of approximately one million bytes.
metacode
Method of controlling the image generator. The character
dispatcher uses these codes to generate scan line information.
This information is sent in the form of character specifications to
the image generator, which uses it to compose the bit stream
that modulates the laser. Also called native mode.
MHz
Megahertz. One million cycles per second. Used to measure
electromagnetic waves.
mixed environment
Multiple printers or printing systems in the same location.
modem
Device that converts digital information into an analog signal
suitable for sending over analog telecommunication lines. Also
converts an analog signal from telecommunication lines into
digital information.
monochrome
Printing in one color only.