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90 _Glossary
An emulator duplicates the functions of one system with a different 
system, so that the second system behaves like the first system. 
Emulation focuses on exact reproduction of external behavior, which is 
in contrast to simulation, which concerns an abstract model of the 
system being simulated, often considering its internal state.
Ethernet
Ethernet is a frame-based computer networking technology for local 
area networks (LANs). It defines wiring and signaling for the physical 
layer, and frame formats and protocols for the media access control 
(MAC)/data link layer of the OSI model. Ethernet is mostly standardized 
as IEEE 802.3. It has become the most widespread LAN technology in 
use during the 1990s to the present.
EtherTalk
A suite of protocols developed by Apple Computer for computer 
networking. It was included in the original Macintosh (1984) and is now 
deprecated by Apple in favor of TCP/IP networking. 
FDI
Foreign Device Interface (FDI) is a card installed inside the machine to 
allow a third party device such as a coin operated device or a card 
reader. Those devices allow the pay-for-print service on your machine.
FTP
A File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a commonly used protocol for 
exchanging files over any network that supports the TCP/IP protocol 
(such as the Internet or an intranet).
Fuser Unit 
The part of a laser printer that melts the toner onto the print media. It 
consists of a hot roller and a back-up roller. After toner is transferred 
onto the paper, the fuser unit applies heat and pressure to ensure that 
the toner stays on the paper permanently, which is why paper is warm 
when it comes out of a laser printer.
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.
HDD
Hard Disk Drive (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.
IPM
The Images Per Minute (IPM) is a way of measuring the speed of a 
printer. An IPM rate indicates the number of single-sided sheets a printer 
can complete within one minute.
IPP
The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) defines a standard protocol for 
printing as well as managing print jobs, media size, resolution, and so 
forth. IPP can be used locally or over the Internet to hundreds of 
printers, and also supports access control, authentication, and 
encryption, making it a much more capable and secure printing solution 
than older ones.
IPX/SPX
IPX/SPX stands for Internet Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet 
Exchange. It is a networking protocol used by the Novell NetWare 
operating systems. IPX and SPX both provide connection services 
similar to TCP/IP, with the IPX protocol having similarities to IP, and 
SPX having similarities to TCP. IPX/SPX was primarily designed for 
local area networks (LANs), and is a very efficient protocol for this 
purpose (typically its performance exceeds that of TCP/IP on a LAN).
ISO
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an 
international standard-setting body composed of representatives from 
national standards bodies. It produces world-wide industrial and 
commercial standards.
ITU-T
The International Telecommunication Union is an international 
organization established to standardize and regulate international radio 
and telecommunications. Its main tasks include standardization, 
allocation of the radio spectrum, and organizing interconnection 
arrangements between different countries to allow international phone 
calls. A -T out of ITU-T indicates telecommunication.
ITU-T No. 1 chart
Standardized test chart published by ITU-T for document facsimile 
transmissions.
JBIG
Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group (JBIG) is an image compression 
standard with no loss of accuracy or quality, which was designed for 
compression of binary images, particularly for faxes, but can also be 
used on other images.
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) is a most commonly used 
standard method of lossy compression for photographic images. It is the 
format used for storing and transmitting photographs on the World Wide 
Web.
LDAP
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a networking 
protocol for querying and modifying directory services running over TCP/
IP.