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IPX/SPX
Abbreviation for Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange. A
protocol developed by Novel, Inc. that is commonly used under a NetWare environ-
ment.
IP address
A code (address) that is used to identify individual network devices over the Internet.
IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4), widely spread today, is expressed such as
192.168.1.10 using 32-bit numbers divided into four. In the next generation IPv6 (In-
ternet Protocol version 6), 128-bit IP addresses are used.
IP addresses are assigned to devices, including computers, which are connected to
the Internet.
LAN
Abbreviation for Local Area Network. A network which connects computers on the
same floor, in the same building, or in neighboring buildings.
Local printer
A printer connected to a parallel or USB port of a computer.
LPD
Abbreviation for Line Printer Daemon. A printer protocol that uses TCP/IP and is plat-
form-independent. Originally developed for BSD UNIX, it has become the standard
printing protocol and can be used with any general computer.
LPR/LPD
Abbreviation for Line Printer Request/Line Printer Daemon. A printing method over a
network in a Windows NT system or UNIX system. Using TCP/IP, you can output
print data from Windows or Unix to a printer over a network.
MAC address
Abbreviation for Media Access Control address. With a special ID number for each
Ethernet card, data can be sent and received between the cards. A number consists
of 48 bits. The first 24 bits consist of a special number for each manufacture control-
ling and assigning IEEE. The last 24 bits consist of a number that the manufacturer
assigns uniquely to the card.
Memory
Storage device for storing data temporally. When the power is turned off the data
may or may not be erased.
NDPS
Abbreviation for Novell Distributed Print Services. Provides a highly efficient printing
solution in an NDS environment. By using the NDPS as a printer server, you can out-
put from the desired printer, automatically download the printer driver of a newly in-
stalled printer, simplify and automate complicated management environments
related to printer use, and integrate management related to the network printer.
NDS
Abbreviation for Novell Directory Services. The servers and printers on a network and
the shared resources of the user’s information, as well as the user’s access authority
over these items can be consolidated in the hierarchy structure.
NetBIOS
Abbreviation for Network Basic Input Output System. A communication interface de-
veloped by IBM.
NetBEUI
Abbreviation for NetBIOS Extended User Interface. A network protocol developed by
IBM. By simply specifying the computer name, you can build a small-scale network.
NetWare
Network operating system developed by Novell. NetWare IPX/SPX is used as the
communication protocol.
Nprinter/Rprinter
Remote printer support module for using a printer server under a NetWare environ-
ment. Use NetWare 3.x with Rprinter, and NetWare 4.x with Nprinter.
OS
Abbreviation for Operating System. Basic software for controlling the system of a
computer.
Outline font
A font using lines and curves to display an outline of a character. Large-size charac-
ters can be displayed on a screen or printed with no jagged edges.
Abbreviation for Portable Document Format. An electronically formatted document
which uses the .pdf extension. Based on the PostScript format, you can use the free
Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view documents.
PDL
Abbreviation for Page Description Language. The language for specifying the print
image per page to a printer when printing using a page printer.
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 devices.
Profile
Color attribute file
The dedicated file that contains the summarized correlation of the input and output
of each primary color used so that the color input and output devices can reproduce
the color.
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