HP 3300mfp - Manual (Page 218)

216 Glossary EN
BNC A type of network connector generally used with coaxial network cabling.
A BNC connector has two slots that lock onto two matching knobs on a
network interface card when the connector can be twisted.
BOOTP Short for Bootstrap Protocol, an Internet protocol that enables a diskless
workstation to discover its own IP address, the IP address of a BOOTP
server on the network, and a file to be loaded into memory to boot the
machine. This enables the workstation to boot without requiring a hard or
floppy disk drive. The protocol is defined by RFC 951.
brightness A measure of the overall intensity of the image. The lower the brightness
value, the darker the image; the higher the value, the lighter the image will
be.
browser Short for Web browser, a software application used to locate and display
Web pages.
Chooser The Chooser is part of the Mac OS that allows configuration of the
computer system to print on any printer with the appropriate software.
Users that are part of an AppleTalk network system can use the Chooser
to activate and select among devices (such as printers, file servers, or
other computers) connected to the network.
client-server A network architecture in which each computer or process on the network
is either a client or a server. Servers are powerful computers or processes
dedicated to managing disk drives, network traffic, and printers. Clients
are PCs or workstations on which users run applications. Clients rely on
servers for resources such as files and devices.
collapse The process of reducing a sticky note to an icon.
collate The process of printing a multiple-copy job in sets. When collate is
selected, the HP LaserJet 3300 series product prints an entire set before
printing additional copies. Otherwise, the device prints the desired
number of copies of a page together before printing the following pages.
comma (,) A comma in a dial sequence indicates that the fax machine will pause at
that point in the dialing sequence.
contrast The difference between the dark and light areas of an image. The lower
the number value, the more closely the shades will resemble each other.
The higher the number, the more the shades will stand out from each
other.
container program A program into which an OLE object is inserted. That program contains
the object.
crop To remove part of an image. The portion of the image that is selected
remains, while the portion that is not selected is removed.
.dcx A multi-page .PCX format where each page is a .PCX file. Since this is a
multi-page format, it is widely used for receiving and sending faxes to and
from the computer. A single DCX document can store up to 1,023 pages.
dedicated line A single telephone line that is used exclusively for either voice calls or fax
calls.