Glossary, Gateway, Grayscale – Dell B1265dnf Mono Laser Printer MFP User Manual

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Glossary

Gateway

A connection between computer networks, or between a computer network

and a telephone line. It is very popular, as it is a computer or a network that

allows access to another computer or network.

Grayscale

A shades of gray that represent light and dark portions of an image when color

images are converted to grayscale; colors are represented by various shades of

gray.

Halftone

An image type that simulates grayscale by varying the number of dots. Highly

colored areas consist of a large number of dots, while lighter areas consist of a

smaller number of dots.

Mass storage device (HDD)

Mass storage device (HDD), commonly referred to as a hard drive or hard disk, is

a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally-encoded data on rapidly

rotating platters with magnetic surfaces.

IEEE

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an international

non-profit, professional organization for the advancement of technology

related to electricity.

IEEE 1284

The 1284 parallel port standard was developed by the Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The term "1284-B" refers to a specific connector

type on the end of the parallel cable that attaches to the peripheral (for example,

a printer).

Intranet

A private network that uses Internet Protocols, network connectivity, and

possibly the public telecommunication system to securely share part of an

organization's information or operations with its employees. Sometimes the

term refers only to the most visible service, the internal website.

IP address

An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique number that devices use in order to

identify and communicate with each other on a network utilizing the Internet

Protocol standard.

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