Konica Minolta bizhub C550 - Manual (Page 394)

Appendix 11
C550 11-13
PostScript A typical page-descriptive language developed by Adobe and is
commonly used for high quality printing.
PPD Abbreviation for PostScript Printer Description. A file used to de-
scribe the resolution, usable paper size, and the PostScript printer
model special information.
Peer-to-peer A network format that allows connected devices to communicate
without using a dedicated server.
Plug-and-play Ability to automatically find and use the appropriate driver when a
peripheral device is connected to a computer.
Preview A function that allows you to view an image before processing a print
or scan job.
Printer buffer Memory domain temporarily used for data processing of a print job
Print Job Print request transmitted from a computer to a printing device.
Print queue A software system which queues the generated print job in the de-
vices.
Profile Color attribute file
The dedicated file that contains the summarized correlation of the in-
put and output of each primary color used so that the color input and
output devices can reproduce the color.
Property Attribute information
When using a printer driver, various functions can be specified in the
file properties.
In the file properties, you can check the attribute information of the
file.
Protocol The rules that allow computers to communicate with other comput-
ers or peripheral devices
Proxy server A server that is installed to act as an intermediary connection be-
tween each client and different servers to effectively ensure security
over the entire system for Internet connections.
PServer Print server module under a NetWare environment that monitors,
changes, pauses, restarts, or cancels a print job.
Queue name • Name specified to each device that allows printing when network
printing.
• Required logical printer name for LPD/LPR printing
Resolution Displays the ability to reproduce the details of images and print mat-
ter correctly.
RIP Abbreviation for Raster Image Processor. Process that develops pic-
ture images from described text data using the PostScript page de-
scription language. The processor is usually integrated in the printer.
RGB Abbreviation for Red, Green, and Blue. Represents all colors by
changing the brightness ratio of the RGB 3 colors using the primary
colors used by the color representation in a monitor.
Samba UNIX server software that uses SMB (Server Message Block) so that
UNIX system resources can be used from a Windows environment.
Screen font A font for displaying text and symbols on a CRT monitor.
Shared printer A printer setup that allows the printer to be used by multiple comput-
ers connected to a server over a network.
Term Definition