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POP3 An abbreviation of Post Office Protocol Version 3, a protocol
used for receiving e-mail. It is a commonly used
communications protocol (an agreement governing the way
data is transmitted). It provides a private mailbox in the
provider e-mail server that receives messages when a
connection is made. POP3 is a receive-only function, while the
corresponding function for sending e-mail is SMTP.
Portrait The image orientation on a sheet of paper, where the long
edge of the paper runs from top to bottom.
PostScript PostScript is a page description language (PDL) from Adobe
Systems, which is the standard for desktop publishing
because it is widely supported by both hardware and software
vendors.
Power Save Modes Energy saver modes that significantly reduce the power
consumption during periods of inactivity.
Print Page Buffer Location where print data is actually processed and stored.
Printable Area The actual area on paper which can be printed.
Printer Emulation To imitate a printer made by a different manufacturer so that
the control language written for it can be run on the machine.
Profile A protocol controlling image resolution, paper size and other
attributes when sending or receiving faxes using Internet Fax
(iFax). The profiles that can be used vary with the iFax of the
remote terminal. Find out the type of profile the remote iFax
terminal can handle before specifying a profile.
Protocol The rules that control the transmitting and receiving of data.
Pulse-to-Tone Switching between dialing types. This is useful when you need
pulse mode to connect and tone mode to access a mailbox or
another feature.
Queue A temporary storage unit for jobs waiting to be processed.
RAM Stands for Random Access Memory, which is the memory
device where information can be retrieved as well as stored.
Receive Buffer Buffer is the location to store data sent from the client
temporarily. By increasing the memory capacity of the receive
buffer, the client can be freed earlier.
Recipient The person or terminal you send a document to. “Dialing”
indicates the operation of entering the telephone number of a
recipient. In relation to Internet Fax (iFax) it refers to the e-mail
address of a remote terminal.
Remote Mailbox A feature that allows you to retrieves a document from the
mailbox of a remote machine.
Remote Terminal A terminal with which you want to communicate. This is a
general term for terminals such as telephones, facsimile
machines and personal computers.
Repository A storage place for electronic documents.
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