Konica Minolta bizhub C550 - Manual (Page 236)

Appendix 4
C550 4-9
Pixel An image pixel. The smallest unit of an image.
Plug-and-play Ability to automatically find and use the appropriate driver when a
peripheral device is connected to a computer.
Polling This is a function for sending a document loaded on the machine or
stored in the memory when requested by the recipient.
POP Abbreviation for Post Office Protocol. A protocol for retrieving e-mail
messages from a mail server. Currently, POP3 (the third version of
POP) is most often used.
POP3 Abbreviation for Post Office Protocol - Version 3. A commonly used
transmission protocol (transmission rules) used for the transmission
and reception of E-mail. This has different functions, including mail
box authentication, confirmation of E-mail downloads and list infor-
mation, and deletion of E-mails.
POP Before SMTP A user authentication method for sending e-mail messages. First,
the reception operation is performed and the user is authenticated
by the POP server. Then, IP addresses where the user was success-
fully authenticated by the POP server are permitted to use the SMTP
server. This method prevents third parties without permission to use
the mail server from sending mail messages.
Port number The number that identifies the transmission port for each process
running on a computer on the network. The same port cannot be
used by multiple processes.
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.
PPI Abbreviation for Pixels Per Inch. Unit of resolution mainly used in
monitors and scanners. Indicates how many pixels per inch.
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.
Program address This is a function for registering recipient’s fax numbers where faxes
are frequently sent and received and preset transmission operation
procedures. By simply pressing the program key, the address is
specified and the communication can be automatically performed
with the specified functions.
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.
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