6-8PPaper feedThe act of guiding a sheet of paper into the printer’s paper path.Paper jamA situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path. You must removejammed paper before you can continue printing.Paper pathThe route that paper travels through the printer.Paper SourceSource of paper feed. The machine has a paper drawer and a stack bypass.Paper TypeAll kinds of paper (plain paper, colored paper, recycled paper, transparencies, tracing paper,thick paper, labels, envelopes, postcards etc.) are grouped under several Paper Types. You canaccess this setting from the Paper Type field on the Paper Source tab of the PrinterProperties dialog box.Parallel interfaceAn interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously (usually in one-byte segments). Yourprinter has a built-in, Centronics-type parallel interface. See Centronics interface.Parallel interface cableA bidirectional cable, usually less than six feet long, that transfers multiple bits of informationto the printer simultaneously, speeding the transfer. Parallel interface cables are also referredto as Centronics interface cables.PDFPortable Document Format. A widely used format for transmitting and viewing documents oncomputers. PDF documents can be read or printed out with Adobe’s Acrobat Reader program.Peer-to-peer connectionA network connection between a computer and a printer (or other device) that does not gothrough a server. See Server, Client.Physical RAMRandom access memory (RAM) that is physically present in the computer in the form ofmemory chips, as opposed to virtual memory. See Virtual Memory.PlatenThe document scanning unit. Slide it aside to access internal parts of the machine formaintenance or removing paper jams.Point sizeCharacter height is defined in points: one point is 1/72 of an inch.