GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY-4
XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS OPERATOR GUIDE
initialize
1. To prepare a blank diskette so it can accept data. This is
usually accomplished when a program is booted. 2. To set all
information in a computer system to its starting values.
Interpress
Industry-standard page description language developed by Xerox.
Interpress documents can be printed on any sufficiently powerful
printer equipped with Interpress print software.
JCB
Job Control Block.
JCL
Job Control Language.
JDE
Job Descriptor Entry. Collection of job descriptions.
JDL
Job Description Library. Collection of compiled job descriptions.
See also JSL.
JID
Job Identifier.
job
Synonymous with a START command, a job is a group of print
data sets called reports. A job may contain one or multiple
reports.
job control
Program called into storage to prepare each job or job step to
be run.
Job Descriptor Entry
See JDE.
Job Descriptor Library
See JDL.
job management
Collective functions of job scheduling and command processing.
Job Source Library
See JSL.
JSL
Job Source Library. Collection of uncompiled job descriptions.
See also JDE and JDL.
keyword
Required part of a command.
label
Reference to a file saved on tape or disk, a record indicating the
file name or date created, or other control information.
landscape
Orientation in which text and images are positioned parallel to
the long edge of the paper.
legal size
Paper size measuring 8.5 by 14 inches or 216 by 356 mm.
letter size
Paper size measuring 8.5 by 11 inches or 216 by 279 mm.