Xerox 180 User Manual
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GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY-8
XEROX DOCUPRINT 180 LPS OPERATOR GUIDE
elite
Smallest size standard typewriter type: 12 characters per horizontal
inch. See also pica.
embedded blanks
Blank spaces within a command line.
Ethernet
Xerox local area network (LAN) that allows data to be transmitted by
cable from one device to another, enabling it to share the network.
extended metrics
Measurements used in Interpress to alter the size of fonts, allowing
more precision with character escapement. Used for rendered
characters.
FCB
forms control buffer. Buffer for controlling the vertical format of
printed output.
FDL
forms description language. LPS-resident source language used for
designing electronic forms. See also FSL; form.
field
1. Part of a record that serves a similar function in all records of that
group, such as name and address field. 2. Area or setting of practical
activity or application.
file
Set of records or text that can be stored and retrieved. An organized,
named collection of records treated as a unit. For offline, it is the data
between the two tape marks. For online, it is the data between
banner pages.
file protection
To prevent the contents on a disk or tape from being erased or written
over by disabling the write head of a unit.
firmware
Permanent programs stored in read-only memory (ROM).
FIS
Font Interchange Standard. Standard that defines the digital
representation of fonts and character metrics for the generation of an
entire series of Interpress fonts.
fixed font
Font containing characters with fixed spacing. See also proportional
font.
fixed pitch
Font set in which every character cell has the same width. In
reference to character sets, this term describes typefaces in which all
character cells are of equal width. Monospaced as opposed to
proportional spaced.
fixed spacing
Arrangement of characters on a line so that all characters occupy the
same amount of horizontal space.
floating accent
Nonspacing accent characters that can be combined with characters
and printed as a composite.