F Glossary179AppendicesdpiThe acronym for Dot Per Inch. It representsthe number of dots that can printed in one-inch (25.4 mm) width. This is the unitmeasure used to define resolution.DriveThis is the device reading and writing a disk.There are different types of drives, likefloppy disk drive, a CD-ROM drive, and ahard disk drive.FontThis refers to a set of characters with thesame typeface.G.S.M. (g/m2)This is a measure of the substance of paperexpressed in grammes per square metre,which does not depend on the number ofsheets in the ream.HTTPThis is the protocol for accessing WWWservers on the internet.InstallThis refers to the action of making softwareand hardware usable by computers or theperipheral equipment. It refers to suchactions like installing the printer driversoftware to the computer system or puttinga network expansion card in the printer.InstallerThis is a special software for installingsoftware in a computer.InterfaceThis refers to the part that connects differentsystems, for example, between a computerand a printer, between humans andmachines, and so forth.Interface CableThis is the cable that connects severaldevices so that they can be compatible inuse.Some examples of interface cables are theparallel cable for directly connecting theprinter to the computer and the Ethernetcable for connecting a printer to thenetwork.IP AddressIt is the network address used by the TCP/IP protocol. An IP address is expressed byfour sets of decimal values separated byperiods.IPPProtocol for using HTTP and printing.JobA group of print data. The stopping andoutput of printing are conducted on a jobbasis.LEDThis is the acronym for Light Emitted Diode.LegalThis is paper measuring 14 × 8.5" (about356 × 216 mm) in size. This type of papersize is commonly used in legal documentsin the United States.
