Glossary – Lexmark 5400 Series User Manual

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Glossary

alignment page

A page with printed alignment patterns that ejects from the printer during cartridge alignment.

application

Any software loaded on your computer that lets you perform a specific task, such as word processing
or photo editing.

auto-crop

A printer software option that lets you automatically remove any unnecessary white space on scanned
images.

automatic alignment

A feature that automatically aligns the print cartridges.

black and white

A non-color printout.

Bluetooth

A wireless technology used by compatible products.

Bluetooth card

A memory storage device.

borderless

A feature that prints photos without borders around them.

card reader

A mechanical device that reads the files on memory cards.

carrier

A mechanical device inside the printer that holds print cartridges.

collate

A printer software option that lets you automatically print one complete set of copies of a multiple-
page document before the next set of copies begins, and so on.

configured printer

A printer connected to a network that has been assigned an IP address and printer name. You must
configure a network-capable printer to access it over a network.

control panel

A group of buttons on the printer that lets you scan and copy without using the computer keyboard
or mouse.

crop

A printer software option that lets you select a portion of the image to scan or copy.

default printer settings

Printer software settings defined when the printer is manufactured.

descreen

A printer software option that lets you remove during scanning the unwanted image patterns
introduced in processing media such as magazines or newspapers.

dialog

A software screen used to convey information to users.

flash drive

This is a memory storage device which can be purchased separately from the printer. The printer has
a port that flash drives can be connected to.

gamma

A printer software options that lets you adjust the color correction curve of a scanned image. Gamma
measures the contrast that affects the midtones of an image.

glossy paper

Paper with one glossy side designed for photographs.

gold contact area

The area on a print cartridge or a digital camera memory card through which data is transmitted.

IP (Internet Protocol) address

A 32-bit binary number that identifies the location of a specific computer on the Internet. Any computer
directly connected to the Internet must have an IP address.

landscape orientation

Page orientation in which text runs parallel with the long edge of the paper.

memory card

A small storage medium used to save digital data such as texts, pictures, audio, and video; sometimes
called a flash memory card.

memory card slot

Slots on the printer control panel used for memory cards.

mirror

A printer software option that lets you reverse an image before printing.

network

A group of computers or other peripheral devices connected to each other for the purpose of sharing
information.

network printer

A printer made available on a network, not connected directly to your computer.

nozzles

The gold area of the print cartridge where ink flows through before it is applied to paper before printing.

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