This Glossary provides a
brief descriptions for commonly used technical terms.
Simply
select the first letter of the word that you're looking for.
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| RAM (Random
Access Memory) |
The computer’s primary
working memory. It is created with a series of RAM chips
to create a ‘working’ space for the computer
to process instructions and data. |
| Actual
size |
The size of a
page when it was scanned; not enlarged using zoom-in or
reduced using zoom-out.
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Automatic
Document Feeder (ADF)
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Automatic Document
Feed, refers to the number of pages that can be placed
in the document feeder and fed one at a time automatically. |
| ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital
Subscriber Line: a service that may be offered by your
local telephone company. It enables faster connection
to the internet.
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All
Dial List
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A printed report
of all the numbers stored in both one touch and speed
dial locations. |
Alpha
Dialling
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The ability to
retrieve frequently used numbers in your fax by scrolling
through an alphabetical display. |
| Annotation |
A word, note,
mark or highlighting added to an item. |
| Annotation
tool bar |
A group of icons
that represent the tools used to add annotations to a
PaperPort page. The Annotation Tool Bar is available only
in Page View. |
| Auto formats |
Also referred to as templates.
With this function you can select from a variety of preset
fomats perfect for your specific need. This function automatically
adjusts the label length, tape margins and horizontal
alignment without changing the text or any other formats.
Eg; VHS spine, audio cassette, mini disk etc |
| Auto-numbering |
This function can be used
to print many copies of the same text while increasing
a certain number in the text by 1 after each label is
printed. |
| Auto-repeat |
Also referred to as Repeat
Printing. This function allows you to print up to 9 copies
of the same text. |
| Automatic
dial list |
See “Quick-Dial
List”. |
| Automatic
E-mail printing |
Software application
that automatically prints incoming E-mail messages on
the machine. |
| Automatic
fax transmission |
Sending a fax
without picking up the handset or pressing Speaker Phone/Hook. |
| Auto
line feed |
A carriage return
causes the printer head to move back to the beginning
of the line, resulting in a separate line feed being supplied
to move the paper up. Auto LF is when the printer automatically
performs a line feed for each carriage return it receives
from the host.
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Anti
Curl System (ACS) for Thermal FAX
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A feature that
straightens thermal roll paper when it is printed. |
| Automatic
redial |
A feature that
enables the machine to redial the last fax number if the
original fax did not go through because the line was busy
or there was no answer. |
| Automatic
Fax |
Sending a fax
without picking up the handset or pressing the hook button. |
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| Backup
print |
Sets your machine
to print a copy of faxes that are received and stored
in memory. |
Batch
Transmission
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If two or more
documents stored in memory are going to the same destination,
they can be automatically grouped together to save costs. |
| Baud |
A measurement
of the number events, or signal changes, that occur in
one second. |
Beep
Tone
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The sound the
keys make when they are pressed, an error occurs, or a
document has been received or transmitted. |
| Beeper |
The sound the
keys make when they are pressed, an error occurs or a
document has been received or transmitted. |
Beeper
Volume
|
Volume setting
for the beep when you press a key or make an error. |
Binary
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An element that
has only two states, such as, on or off, yes or no, 1
or 0. Computer data exists in a state of bits (binary
digits) because the electrical current is either on or
off. |
BIOS
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Basic Input/Output
System. This is a set of routines that contains instructions
to interact with the peripheral devices connected to the
computer. These instructions are permanently encoded onto
a ROM (Read-Only Memory) chip. |
Bit
depth
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The number of
bits used to process scanned images. The greater the number
of bits, the more colours or levels of gray that can be
used to display the image. |
Bitmap
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A dot-by-dot representation
of an image. |
BMP
file
|
A Microsoft Windows
bitmap file that has the file extension .BMP. A bitmap
file defines an image (such as the image of a scanned
page) as a pattern of dots (pixels). |
Brightness
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Changing the brightness
makes the whole image lighter or darker. |
Broadcasting
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The ability to
send the same document to more than one location. |
Bubble
jet
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A printer type
that uses thermal or piezo inkjet nozzle print head design
to apply ink marks to the paper. |
Buffer
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A buffer is a
device for the temporary storage of data that is located
between equipment of differing speeds. For example, the
computer can output data faster than the printer can print
it so the output from the computer will be sent to the
printer buffer before it is printed. Buffers free up the
CPU to perform other work while the buffer handles the
data transfer. |
Bus
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A common channel
or pathway over which data and other signals travel. This
bus is divided into two sections, the first of which selects
the area where the data is located (address bus) and the
second transfers the data (data bus). |
Byte
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A byte is an 8-bit
unit of memory, representing one character. These 8 bits
yield up to 256 different possible values for each byte. |
Byte
mode
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Uses software
drivers to disable the drivers that control the data lines
in order for data to be sent from the printer to the computer.
The data is sent at the same speed as when data is sent
from the computer to the printer. One byte of data is
transferred instead of the two data cycles required by
the nibble mode. |
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Call
Back Message
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Allows you to
send a fax and then leave a message for the other party
to call you back. |
Call
Reservation
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Allows you to
send a fax and then at the end of the transmission, you
can talk with the other party. |
Caller
ID
|
A service that
may be purchased from your local telephone company that
lets you see the number of the party calling you. |
Cancel
Job
|
Cancels a programmed
procedure permanently, such as polling or polled waiting
and delayed transmission. |
Cartridge
Carrier for Inkjet FAX
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A Part inside
the fax machine that holds the ink cartridges. |
Cartridge
Container for Inkjet FAX
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A plastic container,
included with the photo ink cartridge accessory, to prevent
the extra cartridge from drying out. |
CCD
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Charged-Coupled
Device: scanner bar |
Centronics
Parallel
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See “Parallel
Interface”. |
Character
Set
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Country of origin
for character definition (eg. England, America). |
Checksum
|
A value used to
ensure data integrity. It is created by adding the binary
value of each alphanumeric character in a block of data
and including it with the data. When received, a new checksum
is computed and matched against the transmitted checksum.
A difference indicates an error. |
Check
and Order
|
A Brother feature
that automatically prints out an order form for you to
fax to your supplier when your consumables require replacing |
CIS
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Contact Image
Sensor: scanner bar |
CMOS
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Complimentary
Metal Oxide Semiconductor. A special chip found in AT
computer systems that maintains the clock setting and
system configuration setup. |
CNG
tones
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Are "calling
tones" sent during automatic fax transmission to
tell the receiving fax machine at the distant end that
they are a fax machine. |
Coding
Method
|
Method of coding
the information contained in a document. All fax machines
must use modified Huffmann (MH). Some also use modified
modified read (MMR) and modified read (MR). |
Command
bar
|
A group of icons
on the PaperPort Desktop that are shortcuts for commands
available in the PaperPort menus. |
Communication
Error
|
An error that
occurs during sending or receiving, when there is static
or line noise. |
Compatibility
Group (G3)
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The ability of
one fax unit to communicate with another. Compatibility
is assured between the same ITU-T group. |
Compatibility
mode
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The original Centronics
parallel interface and intended for use with dot matrix
printers and older laser printers. The compatibility mode
can be combined with the nibble mode for bi-directional
data transfer. |
COM
Port
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A serial port
on the back of your computer where you can plug in hardware,
such as a scanner. See “Serial Interface”. |
| Configuration |
The net result
of the combination of all the hardware components that
comprise a computer system. Also refers to the software
settings that allow the various hardware components to
communicate with each other. |
| Container
application |
An application
into which an OLE object is inserted. That application
contains the object. |
| Confidential
Mailbox |
Private passworded mailboxes for fax reception and voice
messages. |
| Contrast |
Used to compensate
for very dark or very light documents, by lightening dark
documents and darkening light documents. |
| Cover
Page |
Prints a page
at the other party's machine, that contains the sender
and recipient's name and fax number, number of pages and
comment. You can generate an electronic cover page at
the other end with pre-programmed information from memory
or you can print a sample cover page to fax with your
document. |
| Cover
Page Comment |
The comment that
is on the Cover Page. This is a programmable feature. |
| CPI |
Characters per
inch, a measure of fixed spacing. |
| CPS |
Characters per
second, a measure of print speed. |
| CPU |
Central Processing
Unit. The computer’s microprocessor consists of
a control unit and an arithmetic/logic unit. The control
unit extracts the instructions from RAM and executes them.
The arithmetic/logic unit performs the mathematical operations.
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| Crack and
Peel |
This is a cutting feature
where the cutter trims the label but not the backing paper,
making the labels easier to peel away. |
| Crop |
To remove part
of an image. The portion of the image that is selected
remains, while the portion that is not selected is removed. |
| Crosshair
cursor |
A cursor in the
shape of a plus sign (+). This cursor appears when you
use certain Annotation tools. |
| Current
Loop (20mA) |
A means of communicating
data via the presence or absence of current on a two-wire
cable. This is an older alternative to the RS-232C format
for serial transmissions. RS-232C signals are defined
in terms of the voltage, Current Loop signals are defined
in terms of the amount of current flowing.
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| Custom
Cover Page Comment / Super Cover Page |
Allows you to
programme your own comments for the cover page. |
| Cutter
(AKA guillotine) |
Cuts paper into
sheets when received. All Brother thermal fax machines
have a cutter. |
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| Daily
Timer |
A function that
lets you program a certain time that a fax will be sent. |
| Delayed
Transmission |
A function that
lets you send a fax at a later time that day. |
| Desktop
view |
The overall view
of your PaperPort items, with thumbnails (small graphics
representations) showing the pages and stacks as if spread
out on a desktop. |
| Distinctive
Ringing |
A service through
your local telephone company that provides another phone
number on an existing phone line for your fax machine. |
| DOS |
Disk Operating
System. The system software that enables the computer
to communicate with the user and controls the peripherals,
drives and memory. |
| Dot
matrix printer |
A printer type
that uses a pin-impact print head design to apply ink
marks through a ribbon onto paper. |
| Draft
mode |
Printing of standard
characters without specific features. High speed font
(usually pica), not letter quality. |
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random
Access Memory. The most common form of RAM used in modern
computers, DRAM uses one transistor and one capacitor
to represent one bit. DRAM requires constant ‘refreshing’
hundreds of times per second. |
| Drum
unit |
A printing device
for Laser machines. |
| Dual
access |
The machine can
scan outgoing faxes or scheduled jobs into memory at the
same time as it is sending a fax or receiving or printing
an incoming fax. |
Duplex
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This term can
be used to describe printing on both sides of the page,
or it may refer to a description of computer communication
in which data transmission occurs in both directions. |
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| ECM |
Error Correction
Mode, detects errors during fax transmission and resends
the page(s) of the document that had an error. |
| ECP
mode |
Enhanced Capability
Port mode. An advanced bi-directional mode for use with
printers and scanners. It allows data compression for
images, FIFO (first in, first out) for items in queues,
and high-speed, bi-directional communication. Data transfer
occurs at two to four megabytes per second. An advanced
feature of ECP is channel addressing. This is used for
multifunction devices such as printer/fax/modem devices.
For example, if a printer/fax/modem device needs to print
and send data over the modem at the same time, the channel
address software driver of the ECP mode assigns a new
channel to the modem so that both devices can work simultaneously. |
| Editor Software |
P-touch editor software is
provided with all PC connectable labellers. The software
has pre-designed auto-formats to get you started on your
labelling. |
| EDO
Ram |
Enhanced Data
Out Ram. A special RAM type that can continue to output
data from one address while defining a new one. The accesses
can be overlapped in a pipelined system so the next cycle
begins before the previous data exits the bus. |
| Electronic
cover page |
A page that is
printed at the recipient's machine. It generally contains
the sender and recipient's name, fax/telephone number,
number of pages, and comment. The ability to transmit
a pre-programmed cover page from memory eliminates the
need for making cover pages manually. |
| Electronic
fax |
The software that
you use with a modem for sending a fax.. |
| E-Mail
Printing |
Software application
that automatically retrieves your e-mail messages from
your POP3 server and prints them on your fax machine. |
| E-mail |
An abbreviation
for Electronic Mail, software that you can use to electronically
transmit items over a communications network. |
| Emulation |
This is a simulation
in real time. Printer A tries to equal or imitate Printer
B by executing an emulator in such a way as to behave
like Printer B. It interprets the same character control
commands. There are essentially six types of emulation:
IBM, HP, Epson, Diablo, Lineprinter and Postscript. |
| EPP
mode |
Enhanced Parallel
Port mode. Designed by Intel, Xircom, and Zenith Data
Systems to provide a high-performance parallel interface
that could also be used with the standard interface. EPP
mode was adopted as part of the IEEE 1284 standard. The
EPP mode uses data cycles that transfer data between the
computer and the peripheral and address cycles that assign
address, channel, or command information. This allows
data transfer speeds of 500 kilobytes to 2 megabytes per
second, depending on the speed of the slowest interface.
The EPP mode is bi-directional. It is suited for network
adapters, data acquisition, portable hard drives, and
other devices that need speed. |
| EPROM |
Erasable Programmable
Read-Only Memory. An integrated circuit chip that can
be reprogrammed with instructions. |
Error
Correction Mode
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Detects errors
on transmission with the receiving machine and resends
the page(s) of the document that had an error. |
| Error
Retransmission |
When errors are
detected during transmission with a receiving machine
does not have ECM, the document is sent again. |
| Ethernet |
A local area network
developed by Xerox and introduced in 1976. It combines
the bus network design with CSMA/CD (Carrier-Sense Multiple
Access with Collision Detection) to regulate communications
traffic. |
| Extension
phone |
A telephone on
the fax number that is plugged into a separate wall jack. |
| External
Phone |
A TAD (telephone
answering device or answering machine) or telephone that
is plugged into the EXT socket of the fax machine. |
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| Fax |
An abbreviation
for Facsimile, the electronic coding of a printed page
and the transmission of the electronic page over a telephone
line. |
| Fax
Forwarding |
Transmits a fax
stored in the memory to a registered fax number. |
| FAX/TEL
mode (or F/T mode) |
You can receive
faxes and telephone calls. Do not use FAX/TEL if you are
using an external answering machine. |
| FAX/TEL
Ring Time |
The length of
time the machine rings (when the answer mode setting is
FAX/TEL) to notify you to pick up a voice call that it
has answered. |
| Fax
Speed |
Software application
that allows you to convert color image files so you can
fax them to the receiving party's computer. |
| Fax
Storage |
You can print
stored faxes later, or retrieve them from another location
using Fax Forwarding, Paging or Remote Retrieval functions.
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| Fax
Tones |
Signals sent by
both the sending and receiving machine while communicating
information. |
| Faxstream
Duet |
A service offered
by Telstra (Australian telephone company) that enables
you to have two separate telephone numbers on the one
single telephone line (see Distinctive Ring). |
| Fine
Mode |
Resolution of
203 x 196 DPI. It is used for detailed documents and graphs. |
| File
Allocation Table (FAT) |
The disk space
map that contains the actual sector locations of the file(s).
The FAT is used by the operating system to direct the
drive head to the actual data location. |
| File
format |
The way the contents
of a file are structured by an application or group of
applications. |
| Font |
The aggregate
characteristics or style of a typeface. The design of
an alphabet in which text is displayed or printed, such
as Century Courier or Schoolbook. |
| Font Types |
Refers to the number of fonts
available. |
| Function
Mode |
The programming
mode for changing the settings of your fax machine. |
| GIF |
Graphics Interface
Format, an image format developed by CompuServe. |
| Grey
scale |
The shades of
grey that represent light and dark portions of an image.
Colour images can also be converted to greyscale where
colours are represented by various shades of grey. This
is used where the scanner, fax or printer is monochrome. |
| Group
number |
A combination
of One Touch and/or Super Tel-Index/Speed Dial numbers
that are stored on a One Touch key for Broadcasting. |
| GS/M |
Grams per Square
Metre, the measurement used to identify the different
weights of paper. All printing devices will have specifications
which state the minimum and maximum paper weights allowable
for that machine. |
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| Header
Information |
Date, Time, Station
ID, Page Number. |
| Help
Key |
Prints programming
information for quick reference. |
| Hertz
(Hz) |
The frequency,
cycles per second, or electrical vibration of the system
clock. One Hz equals 1 cycle/second. Also a unit of frequency
used to measure the speed of PC devices such as CPUs,
monitor refresh rates, and various data buses. |
| Hexadecimal |
A numeric system
using a base of 16. Most memory locations in a computer
are calculated and displayed in hexadecimal notation due
to memory-design considerations. |
| Horizontal
printing |
Also referred to as Normal
Printing. This prints letters in the standard format from
left to right. |
| Huffman
code |
A data-compression
method that is based on the frequency of individual components.
Components that are more frequently used are assigned
shorter code in bits, while less utilised components have
longer code. See “Coding Method”. |
| ICM |
Incoming Message:
recorded voice messages that are received into an answering
machine or a message center fax machine. |
| Ink
Management Button for Inkjet FAX |
Cleans the print
head and/or resets the ink dot counter after replacing
an ink cartridge. |
| Inkjet |
A printer type
that uses thermal or piezo inkjet nozzle print head design
to apply ink marks to the paper. |
| Interface |
The point of connection.
Hardware/software required to couple or interconnect a
device to a system. In order to be able to connect printers
to computers (or any piece of digital equipment) they
need what is known as an interface. An interface is the
connection between equipment on a data communications
data link. At a minimum this interface needs to have common
data transfer leads (wires), which control the direction
of data flow. See “Parallel Interface”, “Serial
Interface” and “Current Loop (20mA)”. |
| Interlaced |
A scanning (refreshing)
method that alternately scans all the even lines first
and then the odd lines. As a result, the screen displays
half of the lines every 1/60th of a second. |
| Interrupt |
Temporarily puts
a waiting job on hold while you perform another operation.
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| Interval |
Time inbetween
printed activity reports . |
| I/O
bus |
Input/Output bus.
The connecting pathway between the CPU and the input/output
devices. |
| ISDN |
Integrated Services
Digital Network. Digital transmission over ordinary telephone
copper wire as well as over other media. Home and business
users who install ISDN (in place of a modem) can see highly
graphic Web pages arriving very quickly (up to 128 Kbps).
ISDN requires adaptors at both ends of the transmission
so your access provider also needs an ISDN adapter. ISDN
is generally available from your telephone company in
most urban areas. |
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Journal
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Lists information
about the last 30 incoming and outgoing faxes. TX means
Transmit and RX means Receive. |
| Journal
period |
The preprogrammed
time period between automatically printed journal reports.
You can also print the journal on demand without interrupting
this cycle. |
| JPEG |
Joint Photographic
Experts Group, an international standard for compressing
digital photographic images. |
Kilobyte
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One thousand bytes,
or 1,024 bytes. |
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| Laser
printer |
A printer type
that uses a laser beam to apply an electrical charge to
a photosensitive drum. When the paper passes over the
drum, the charge is transferred as a pattern. The toner
is then attracted to the charged pattern on the paper
and fused to it with heat. |
| LCD-
(Liquid Crystal Display) |
This is the screen
which shows what you have typed from the keyboard. An
LCD is not shown on PC connectable models. |
| Link |
A connection to
an application or device that you can use to send information
from PaperPort to other applications, such as E-mail,
electronic fax and OCR links. |
| Link
bar |
The icons at the
bottom of the PaperPort Desktop View that represent applications
installed on your computer, such as electronic fax software. |
| Linked
application |
An application
installed on your computer that you can use with PaperPort.
For example, you can use OCR software to translate a PaperPort
item into text. |
| Linux |
A shareware version
of UNIX, developed by Linus Torvalds, capable of running
on many x86 computer systems. |
Liquid Crystal Display |
Is on the control
panel where it displays various messages, such as date
,time, phone number, etc. |
| Local
Area Network (LAN) |
A method of combining
network interface cards and software which allows several
or many computers to communicate with each other and share
data. |
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Tape |
Otherwise known as Metallic
tape. Used in non-laminated electronic labeller models;
ie the PT-65. |
| Machine
Error |
Mechanical error
in the unit that identifies the problem. |
| Manual
Fax |
A mode of sending
a fax manually in which the handset is picked up or the
hook is pressed before enter the fax number. |
| Mark-up
tool |
An annotation
tool designed for adding text to preprinted forms scanned
into PaperPort. You can search for words in a mark-up
by using the Find command. |
| Memory
Status List |
A list that shows
how many faxes are stored for retrieval, how much memory
is used for fax features, and how much memory is available. |
| Memory
Usage |
A function for
units with a message centre that instructs the unit how
to allocate the memory. |
| Menu
mode |
The programming
mode for changing the setting of the machine. |
Message
Centre
|
The message centre
is an electronic messaging facility for faxes and voicemail.
Callers can send you faxes or leave voice messages for
you, and you can retrieve these from a remote location. |
| Mirror printing |
Prints letters backwards,
as it would appear when held infront of a mirror. Mirror
printed labels can be attached to glass or other clear
material and can be read correctly from the opposite side. |
| Missing
Link Ready |
A unit that has
pci/f port for missing link to be connected. |
| Modem |
Modulator/Demodulator.
A device that converts digital computer signals into analog
form for transmission over telephone lines. The process
is reversed on the receiving end. |
| Multi-Function
LinkTM Pro Software application |
Turns your fax
machine into a printer and a scanner and enables PC faxing
using the fax machine. (Optional Brother Software application) |
| MH |
Modified Huffman.
See “Coding Method” |
| MHz |
Megahertz, or
one million cycles per second. |
| MMR |
Modified Modified
Read (MMR). See “Coding Method”. |
| MR |
Modified Read
(MR). See “Coding Method”. |
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NetCentricTM
FaxStorm Software application
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Brings together
the power of the Internet and the reliability of fax using
Internet faxing from your desktop.
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| Network
Interface Card (NIC) |
A special adaptor
board designed to allow the connection of a computer system
to a network via a cabling system.
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| Nibble
mode |
Allows data transfer
back to the computer. The nibble mode uses the status
lines to send 2 nibbles (4-bit units) of data to the computer
in two data transfer cycles. This mode is best used with
printers.
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| Object
linking and embedding (OLE) |
An industry-standard
method for inserting an object into a document. The object
retains a connection, or link, with its original application
so that double-clicking on the object in the document
opens the object’s original application.
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| One
Touch |
See “Quick-Dial”.
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| One-Touch
Dial |
A set of keys
on the control panel to preprogramme numbers for easy
dialing. Has separate keys for each number.
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| Operating
System/2 (OS/2) |
IBM’s 32-bit
operating system. |
| Optical
Character Recognition (OCR) |
The technology
of translating characters in a graphic image of a printed
page into machine-readable characters that you can edit
using a word-processing program. |
| Outgoing
Message (OGM) |
The message callers
hear when you call your Message Centre or external answering
machine. |
| Out
of Paper Reception |
Allows the machine
to receive faxes into memory when it is out of paper. |
| Overseas
mode |
Makes temporary
changes to the fax tones to accommodate noise and static
on overseas phone lines. |
| Paging
Notification |
Feature enables
your fax unit to call your pager when a fax and/or a voice
message is received into its memory. |
| Paper Thickness
Lever for Inkjet FAX |
A lever that adjusts the fax
machine for paper thickness. |
| Parallel
Interface |
Interface standard for parallel
data transmission by cable (originally designed for use
with Centronics printers). The transmission of several
bits at the same time, over different wires. Because of
the early popularity of the Centronics printers the interface
signals for these printers have become a de facto standard
for parallel interfaces between printers and small computers. |
| Parallel
Port |
A port on the back of your
computer where you can plug in a scanner if the Serial
(COM) port is unavailable. The parallel port is also often
used to connect a printer. |
| Partition |
A section of a hard disk that
functions as though it were a separate physical drive. |
| Pause |
Allows you to place a 3.5
second delay in the dialing sequence stored on One Touch
and Super Tel-Index numbers. |
| PCL |
Printer Control Language.
A page description language (a set of command codes),
introduced by Hewlett Packard, that is used by most non-postscript
printers. |
| PCMCIA |
Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association. |
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| PCX file |
A graphics file format used
by many popular paint programs, such as PC Paintbrush, |
| PDF File |
Portable Document Format,
a document file format that is used with Adobe’s
Acrobat application. PDF allows files to be viewed using
Acrobat, regardless of the original application used to
create the files. |
| Peripheral |
A peripheral is any computer
device that is not part of the essential computer (the
processor, memory, and data paths) but is situated relatively
close by. A near synonym is input/output (I/O) device.
Some peripherals are mounted in the same case with the
main part of the computer, as are the hard disk drive,
CD-ROM drive, and NIC. Other peripherals are outside the
computer case, such as the printer and image scanner,
attached by a wired or wireless connection. |
| Personal
mailbox |
Callers can send a confidential
fax or leave a private voice message in one of five personal
mailboxes. The fax machine user must enter a password
to access his or her personal mailbox, thus preventing
other users of the machine from gaining access to these
faxes or voice messages. |
| Photo mode |
A resolution setting that
uses varying shades of grey for the best representation
of photographs. |
| Pitch |
Distance between successive
points. Print pitch is a horizontal measure of the number
of characters per inch. Typically printers use 10 pitch
(10 characters per inch) or 12 pitch (12 characters per
inch). Character pitch refers to a width from the left
of a character to the left of the next character. |
| Pixel |
A picture on a CRT screen is made up of tiny elements
called pixels (picture elements). For example, a colour
screen for a DEC rainbow in high resolution mode consists
of an 800 x 240 pixel array. You can draw pictures on
the screen by controlling the colour of each pixel. |
| Plug and
Play (PnP) |
A capability developed by
Microsoft for its Windows 95 and later operating systems
that gives users the ability to plug a device into a computer
and have the computer recognise that the device is there.
The user doesn't have to tell the computer. In many earlier
computer systems, the user was required to explicitly
tell the operating system when a new device had been added.
Microsoft made Plug and Play a selling point for its Windows
operating systems. |
| Point size |
The height of characters in
a font, usually measured in points. Fonts are often referred
to in terms of size (eg. 16 point Helvetica) which is
the font cell height. |
| Polling |
The ability of the fax machine
to call remote locations and to retrieve any waiting fax
messages. |
| Postscript |
Postscript is a programming
language that describes the appearance of a printed page.
It was developed by Adobe in 1985 and has become an industry
standard for printing and imaging. All major printer manufacturers
make printers that contain or can be loaded with Postscript
software, which also runs on all major operating system
platforms. A Postscript file can be identified by its
".ps" suffix. Postscript describes the text
and graphic elements on a page to a black-and-white or
color printer or other output device, such as a slide
recorder, imagesetter, or screen display. Postscript handles
industry-standard, scalable typeface in the Type 1 and
TrueType formats. Users can convert Postscript files to
the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) using the Adobe
Acrobat product. PDF files present the document's printed
appearance on a display screen. |
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| Postscript
Fonts |
A scaleable font defined using
the Page-Description Language (PDL). Individual characters
are created with mathematical formulas that represent
the character outline. |
| PPD |
Postscript Printer Description.
A file that describes the fonts, paper sizes, resolution,
and other capabilities that are standard for a particular
Postscript printer. A printer driver program uses a PPD
file to understand the capabilities of a particular printer.
Adobe PageMaker allows you to install additional PPD files
for desired type fonts. |
| Print Reduction |
Reduces the size of faxes
received. |
| Print Widths |
Refers to the selection of
width sizes available; narrow, standard, wide. |
| Printer Alarm |
Audible alarm when the fax
is not able to print. |
| Printer driver |
A program to dump the screen
pixels onto a specially equipped printer. There may be
separate programs to suit different makes of printers. |
| Pulse |
A form of dialing on a telephone
line. (Rotary) |
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Quickscan
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The ability to scan a transmission
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