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Glossary of selected Xerox terms
C
CMD. The file type, or extension, of a Xerox
command file. These text files contain
command-language statements for groups of related
commands. The commands can do tasks, such as
setting up a printing environment and running a
specific job. Then, the operator can run all the
commands in the CMD file by entering its name as a
single command, rather than having to enter all the
commands individually.
CME. Copy Modification Entry.
Copy Modification Entry (CME). A Xerox page
description language (PDL) construct that is present on
the hard disk of the Xerox LPS printer, such as an 8700,
a 9790, or a 4050. A CME contains the text changes or
font changes to make at a specific location on the page.
The change can occur on all copies of a job, or only on
specific copies. For example, you can use a CME to
replace or highlight text on line eight of page three, on
the second copy of that page.
copy-sensitive. A report that has multiple, collated
copies, with CMEs, FORMS, or BFORMs that apply to
specific copies. For example, you can request three
copies of a particular report and specify that copy one
of the report use CME1, and that copies two and three
use CME2. Likewise, in a report with six copies, you
can request that FORM1 be printed on copies one
through four, and that BFORM2 be printed on the
backs of copies three through six. The Xerox LPS
processes copy-sensitive CMEs only in the offline
environment. In online jobs, it ignores copy-sensitive
specifications for CMEs, and it applies the CMEs to all
the copies. You can specify copy-sensitive FORMS and
BFORMs for both online and offline jobs.
D
DJDE. Dynamic Job Descriptor Entry.
Dynamic Job Descriptor Entry (DJDE). Commands in
an input file for a Xerox LPS printer. The Xerox printer
uses these commands to dynamically modify the
printing environment; for example, DUPLEX, COPIES,
COLLATE, FORMS, and SHIFT are representative of
page-oriented commands. InfoPrint XT supports the
majority of the common DJDE commands.
downloadable PDE. A DJDE that begins with
’FORMAT=*’ and that contains a list of fonts in a
binary format. Xerox developed the downloadable PDE
for use with early versions of Xerox printer software.
Although the FONTS DJDE currently replaces it, later
Xerox printer software versions still support the
downloadable PDE. XICS and HFDL programs can
optionally generate downloadable PDEs when
producing metacode output. Metacode produced by
customer-written programs might also contain the
’FORMAT=*’ DJDE.
E
Electronic Printer Image Construction (EPIC). A
Xerox host-resident software product (z/OS and
/z/VM) that transforms graphics files to Xerox
compressed raster image format for printing on an LPS
printer equipped with the graphics handling option
(GHO). Interfaces are provided to Dassault System of
America’s CADAM, ISSCO’s DISSPLA/TELL-A-GRAF,
SAS Institute’s SAS/Graph, GDDM, and DCF.
EPIC. Electronic Printer Image Construction.
F
FDL. Forms Description Language.
FNT. The file type, or extension, of a Xerox font file.
InfoPrint XT converts Xerox FNTs to AFP fonts.
form. A Xerox form is a collection of predefined data
that is on the printer hard disk, such as lines, shading,
graphics, and text, which can merge with variable data
on a sheet while printing.
Forms Description Language (FDL). A
command-oriented language that enables the user to
create forms by specifying such things as page
orientation, font selection, and rules. Customers use
FDL commands by inputting them through the Xerox
LPS printer console. FDL is also the Xerox LPS
compiler task that creates FRMs from FSLs. InfoPrint
XT does not use FSL commands in data stream
conversion. Instead, it uses the actual form, as specified
in an FRM file.
Forms Source Library (FSL). A file that contains FDL
source statements, which define one or more electronic
forms. InfoPrint XT does not use FSLs during data
stream conversion.
FRM. The file type, or extension, of a Xerox forms file.
InfoPrint XT converts Xerox FRMs to AFP overlays.
FSL. Forms Source Library.
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