HP 1055CMHP - Manual (Page 312)

Glossary
G-2
HP-GL/2
One of Hewlett-Packard’s standard graphics
languages for plotters and printers. Produces
vector data. Newer than HP-GL.
IDS
Ink Delivery System.
I/O Input/output
The transmission of data between a computer
and a device.
inked area
The smallest rectangle that contains all the
content of the drawing, while maintaining its
relative dimensions.
ISO size
An international standard media size; e.g. A1,
A2, etc.
ISS
Ink Supply Station
JIS size
A Japanese standard media size.
LAN
Local area network.
LDS
Leak Detect System
long-axis printing
Printing a page whose X-axis (the axis vertical
to the printer as you look at it from the front)
is longer than a standard page size.
margin
The space around the page added by the
printer to separate one page from another and
to avoid printing right to the edge of the
media.
matte
Not glossy.
media
The material, usually paper, onto which the
printer prints.
nesting
Placing two or more pages side-by-side on roll
media to avoid waste.
palette
A set of logical pens defined by color and
width.
Paper-axis
The vertical axis, as you look at the printer
from the front.
PJL
Printer Job Language. A programming
language that controls jobs going to a printer.
PML
Printer Management Language.
parallel interface
A type of interface between computer and
device. Generally faster than a serial interface.