HP QMS 1660 - Manual (Page 265)

Glossary Glossary
AppleTalk
A local area network communication protocol developed by Apple
Computer. AppleTalk operates on LocalTalk cabling and can be used by
Macintosh systems, PCs, and printers. See also
LocalTalk.
Application
Any computer program designed to help people perform a certain type of
work (for example, word processing, page layout, programming, graphics,
and spreadsheets). Adobe Illustrator, Excel, and Word are applications.
ASCII
An acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This
coding scheme, developed by the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI), specifies a digital code for each of the 96 displayable characters