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APA. Abbreviation for All Points Addressable. New printing technology based on the principle of free addressability of each pixel on the print page.
 
BICOS (Böwe Interactive Control and Operating System). The main features of this system are:
  • takes over internal system control and monitoring functions
  • ensures efficient system operating and
  • acquires and documents operating and production data
 
BILEVEL PRINTING. Is the availability of only two different energy levels that a PEL can be exposed.
 
DUPLEX. In this mode of printing, both sides of the paper are printed. While on cut-sheet printers the paper is turned internally, there are two fanfold printers required, and the paper is turned between the two printers in-line or at a 90 degree angle.
 
GOYA. Abbreviation for Graphic Object Content Architecture. Functionality that permits decompressing and scaling of compressed vector graphics embedded in the data stream within the controller and printing them.
 
IPDS (Intelligent Printer Data Stream). Controlled by the IBM software PDF as in Page Mode. In addition to the functionality's of the Page Mode, IPDS offers a more efficient character set format featuring character sizes of up to 1" x 1" and text orientation.
 
INCA. Abbreviation for Image Object Content Architecture. Functionality that permits decompressing and scaling of bitmap graphics embedded in the data stream within the controller and printing them.
 
LANDSCAPE. A page the height of which is smaller than its width.
 
LASER. In a laser printer the printed image is created by means of a deflected laser beam that exposes the corresponding dots on the printers drum, thus discharging them.
 
LADS (Line Conditioned Data Stream). Use in an Xerox environment.
 
LED (Light Emitting Diode). An integrated self-monitoring system enables the LED image generator to perform self checks and adjustments, ensuring that it always delivers the same quality throughout the print-job without fluctuations in print quality. Easy upgrade ability from 240 DPI, 300 DPI to 600 DPI is also an inherent feature of this technology.
 
LOGICAL PAGE. A user defined area of a physical page. Multiple logical pages may comprise a physical page.
 
LIP (Lines Per Inch). Measuring unit for the line density of the character set.
 
MICR (Magnetic Ink Code Recognition) is a technological phenomenon. The technique of printing with magnetic ink in a “common machine language” and then reading the printed information electronically was an engineering phenomenon when it was introduced in 1959.
The common machine language is composed of characters created for machine interpretation and produced by specially designed type fonts. The type fonts established as standards are E13B and CMC-7.
Common machine language using these fonts has been adopted in the following countries :
E13B: Australia, Colombia, India, Japan, Mexico, USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Venezuela
CMC-7: France, Spain, Other Mediterranean countries, South America (excluding Venezuela).
No other financial by-product of the electronic age is so widely recognized for its reliability, durability, and economic feasibility, no other payment transfer system is so broadly accepted by the business community and general public.


MAPLE. Available only on Once PS  cut sheet printers, in maple mode customers can print simplex and duplex within one job
 
MULTILEVEL. Is the availability of more than two different levels of energy that a PEL can be exposed
 
NON-IMPACT PRINTER. Printer in which characters are not generated by a mechanical impact (inkjet, thermo,
 
LED or laser printers)
 
PEL or PIXEL. It refers to the elements in scanned pictures that together form text and graphics on a monitor or a printer
 
PHYSICAL PAGE. True page, may contain multiple logical pages.
 
PORTRAIT FORMAT. A page the eight of which is longer than its width.
 
PROPORTIONAL FONTS. Fonts with different width, e.g. a "B" takes more space than a "I" (Proportional fonts therefore reduce the, otherwise, white gaps in the text).
 
SIMPLEX. In this operation mode, cut sheet and continuous form printing system print on one side of the paper only.
 
SPOOL. The term SPOOL has its origin in mainframe computing where it is an acronym for Simultaneous Peripheral Operations Online. It is defined as the use of auxiliary storage as a buffer to reduce processing delays between the processor and peripheral equipment (such as printers). It may also refer to performing such tasks as printing or writing to tape while computer is busy with other work.
 
SRA CONTROLLER (Scalable Raster Architecture Controller). Is a standard controller for all Once cut sheet and continuous form printers alike. It utilizes a parallel processing architecture to ensure rated speed printing with even the fasted printing system. With this scalable architecture, users may add e.g. memory / specify the amount of controller power appropriate for the application, assuring protection of the investment. The controller is compatible with FIG, INCA, GOYA, FOCAL & BOCA.
 
STANDARD CENSORINGS INTERFACE. (Parallel Port) Is the built-in parallel port of the PC.
 
TWO-UP PRINTING. Featured on several continuous form printers, user may load 18" paper and utilize the 17" printbar, enabling 2 x portrait A4 letters / US letter size forms to be printed side by side. This is reducing the user charge and increasing the throughput by apr. 30%.
 
WYSIWYG. What You See Is What You Get, this is a normal expression used in English to identify software products which offers to the user the same image as the one to be printed.

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