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Node
A device on a network that has an address and can send and/ 
or receive data to and from other devices on the network.
PCL
An abbreviation of Printer Control Language, which is used by 
Hewlett-Packard. This is a set of commands that tells a printer 
how to print a document.
PCL5e
A Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language (PCL) that is the 
first version of PCL to support bi-directional communication 
between printer and computer.
PCL6
A Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language (PCL). It is an 
interpreted language, similar to but more intelligent than 
PostScript. This version offers significant changes in the 
backward compatibility issue for Hewlett-Packard machines.
PCONSOLE
A NetWare utility that can be used to create, configure, 
monitor, and manage queues in a NetWare server, and to 
attach print servers to the queues.
PDF
An abbreviation of Portable Document Format. It is a file 
format developed by Adobe Systems. A PDF file can describe 
documents containing text and images, retaining all the 
formatting and fonts of the original copy. The document can 
then be displayed or printed, using application software, 
hardware, or operating system, which may differ from that 
used to create the original document.
PDL
An abbreviation of Page-Description Language. This refers to 
a programming language, such as PostScript, that is used to 
describe output to a printer or a display device, which then 
uses the instructions from the PDL to construct text and 
graphics and create the required page image.
Peer-to-Peer
A network environment in which the nodes communicate 
directly with other nodes. Windows for Workgroups, NetWare 
Lite, and Macintosh System 7 are examples of peer-to-peer 
networking products.
PostScript
PostScript is a page description language (PDL) developed by 
Adobe Systems. It is an object-oriented language, meaning 
that it treats images, including fonts, as collections of 
geometrical objects rather than as bitmaps. PostScript is the 
standard for desktop publishing because it is widely supported 
by both hardware and software vendors.
Print driver
See Driver.
Protocol
The rules that control the transmitting and receiving of data.
Queue
A place where jobs are stored temporarily, while they are 
waiting to be processed. A print queue will hold several print 
jobs.