HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE
form Electronic version of a form that can include lines, boxes, text,
shading, logos, and embedded text. Forms can be printed
without variable data or merged with variable data during the
printing process.
form feed Keyboard printer control character that causes the printer to skip
to the top of the next page.
format 1. Layout of a document, including margins, page length, line
spacing, typeface, and so forth. 2. In data storage, the way the
surface of a disk is organized to store data. 3. To prepare the
surface of a disk for the acceptance of data.
FDL Forms description language. Keyword oriented language used to
define the appearance of an electronic form including horizontal
and vertical lines, boxes, descriptive text, and so forth. The
source language is referred to as forms source language (FSL)
and the object language (after compilation) is referred to as
.FRM. See also
FSL.
FSL Forms source language. Uncompiled collection of user–created
files containing FDL commands. See also
FDL
.
graphics Use of lines and figures to display data, as opposed to using text.
grid Imaginary pattern of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
on a page.
grid unit Smallest rectangle enclosed by horizontal and vertical lines on a
grid. The size of a grid unit is expressed as the length of one
side of the rectangle.
hardcopy Machine output in permanent form, such as printed reports,
listings, and so forth.
hard values Nonoptimal adjustment of particular Font Interchange Standard
(FIS) fonts in terms of point size and orientation.
hardware Physical components of a system (processors, printers, terminals,
and keyboards).
hexadecimal Numbering system with a base of 16. The numbers 10 through
15 are represented by A through F, respectively.
HFDL Host Forms Description Language. Xerox host implementation of
forms description language.
hierarchy Relative priority assigned to rank and order of items.
high–level language Computer programming language consisting of symbols and
English–like command statements that are easily understood and
read by the user. High–level languages are considered the
source code and are usually compiled. FDL and HFDL are high–
level languages.
host Computer accessed by users that serves as a source of high
speed data processing for workstations with less computer
power. Commonly referred to as a mainframe.
host interface Connection between the network and the host computer.
IDEN Parameter that notifies the system that DJDE records may be part
of the input data stream.
identifier (ID) Characters used to identify or name data and possibly to indicate
certain properties of that data.
image area Area on a physical page that may contain text or graphics.
input Data or text introduced into a computer–based system.
GLOSSARY–6 HOST FORMS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE 3.2 FOR IBM MVS CREATING FORMS
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