Xerox 180 User Manual
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GLOSSARY
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label
1. In data storage, a reference to a file saved on tape or disk, a record
indicating the file name or date created, or other control information.
2. In programming, a name assigned to a particular instruction or
portion of a program as a locational reference (the computer
translates the label into an address).
landscape page orientation
Orientation of print lines or top of an illustration parallel to the long
edge of the paper if the sheet is within the standard size range.
(Sheets larger than standard have the reverse print orientation.)
language
Defined set of characters and symbols combined together by specific
rules. See also high-level language; low-level language.
laser printing
Technology that uses a laser to transfer character forms to a page by
direct or indirect means.
latent image
Static charge present on the photoconductor before contact with dry
ink particles.
leading
1. Vertical distance between lines (also called line space), measured
from a baseline of one line to the baseline of the next. 2. Extra
spacing between lines of type. 3. In typography, spacing between
lines and paragraphs.
LED
light emitting diode. Solid substance that glows when a current is
passed through it. Often used for indicator lights on disk drives or
modems, as well as for displays on other electronic equipment.
LEF
long-edge feed. The movement of paper through the printer in the
direction of the paper length (the longer side of a sheet of paper).
legal size
Sheet the standard size of legal briefs, 8.5 by 14 inches.
letter size
Paper sized 8.5 by 11 inches/216 by 279 mm.
library
In data storage, a collection of related files or programs.
line
One horizontal flow of characters.
line feed
Control character that, unless set to be interpreted as a line end,
causes the printing system to begin printing in the current character
position of the next line.
line tables
Internal data structures providing a record in memory of lines to be
drawn on a page.
listing
Printout or display of the statements in a program, usually used as a
convenience in examining or editing programs.