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Appendix
[Installation]
To incorporate software or hardware into the computer or peripherals to make it available. To
incorporate software such as a printer driver into the computer system, or a network extension
card into the printer. In this guide, "installation" indicates primarily to incorporate software into the
computer.
[Installer]
The specific software for installing software to the computer.
[Interface]
The part two different systems have contact with. It is commonly used to give displays between a
computer and a printer, or a person and a machine.
The interface may suggest the interface specification, especially the electrical specification.
[Interface cable]
A cable connecting multiple devices mutually.
These are parallel cable and USB cable connecting a printer to the computer directly, and Ether-
net cable connecting a printer to the network.
[IP Address]
The address used for network by TCP/IP protocol. The IP address is described by the 4 numerical
values (decimal numeration) of decimals.
[IPP]
A printing protocol using HTTP.
[Java]
The program language for the software functioning on online web pages, developed by Sun
Microsystems Corporation. Applet is the application developed by Java language.
[Job]
A series of processes which the computer executes. For example, one print job indicates process
to print one file. The canceling and outputting of printing is done on a job basis.
[Legal]
14 x 8.5 inch (about 356 x 216 mm) paper. It is mainly used for legal documents such as contracts
in the United States.
[Letter]
11 x 8.5 inches (about 279 x 216 mm) paper. It is mainly used for external/internal documents in
the United States.
[Local printer]
In this guide, the printer directly connected to a computer with a parallel cable or a USB cable is
called a "local printer".
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