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displays, printouts, or files. (2) To arrange such things
as characters, fields, and lines. (3) (v.) To prepare a
document for printing in a specified format.
formatter. A computer program that prepares a source
document for printing.
forms designer. A person who is responsible for
designing electronic or preprinted forms that are
readable, usable, and attractive. The forms designer
usually has training in graphics design and in the
presentation of information.
G
GDDM. Graphical Data Display Manager. An IBM
licensed program containing utilities for creating,
saving, editing, and displaying visual data such as page
segments, charts, images, vector graphics, composites
(of text, graphics, and images), and scanned data.
graphic. Image, text, or a combination of both that can
be placed on the printed page.
graphics designer. A person who is responsible for the
design and appearance of graphics used in a
company’s documents. The graphics designer has
experience in graphics design as well as in using
computers to create graphics.
H
host-based computer. (1) In a computer network, a
computer that provides end users with services such as
computation and databases and that usually performs
network control functions. (2) The primary or
controlling computer in a multiple-computer
installation.
human readable information (HRI). Symbols that can
be understood by humans, as distinct from those that
cannot (such as bar codes).
I
image. A pattern of toned and untoned pels that form
a picture.
impact printer. A device in which printing results
from mechanical impacts. Contrast with nonimpact
printer.
index. (1) A process of segmenting a spooled file into
uniquely identifiable groups of pages (a named
collection of sequential pages) for later retrieval. (2) A
process of matching reference points within a file and
creating structured field tags within the MO:DCA-P
document and the separate index object file.
interactive. Pertaining to an application in which
entries call forth a response from a system or program,
as in an inquiry system. An interactive system might
also be conversational, implying a continuous dialog
between the user and the system. Interactive systems
are usually communicated with through terminals, and
respond immediately to commands.
L
LAN. Local area network
LAN administrator. A person responsible for
installing, configuring, and maintaining Local Area
Networks on which are installed workstations and
printers.
library. A file or a set of related files; for example, a
page definition library that contains one or more page
definition files.
licensed program. A utility that performs a function
for the user and usually interacts with and relies on
system control programming or some other
IBM-provided control program. A licensed program
contains logic related to the user’s data and is usable or
adaptable to meet specific requirements.
line data. Data prepared for printing on a line printer
such as an IBM 3800 Model 1 Printing Subsystem. Line
data is usually characterized by carriage-control
characters and table reference characters. Contrast with
MO:DCA-P data.
line-data print file. A file that consists of line data,
optionally supplemented by a limited set of structured
fields.
line printer. A device that prints a line of characters
as a unit.
lines per inch (lpi). (1) A unit of measurement for the
specification of baseline placement. (2) A measure of
the number of lines per vertical inch of paper.
logical page. A presentation space. One or more object
areas or data blocks can be mapped to a logical page. A
logical page has specifiable characteristics, such as size,
shape, orientation, and offset and is rectangular in
shape. Orientation and offset are specified relative to a
medium coordinate system.
lpi. Lines per inch.
M
magnetic ink character recognition (MICR).
Recognition of characters printed with ink that contains
particles of a magnetic material.
metafile format. OS/2 graphics data that is produced
by Presentation Manager applications such as IBM
CAD, CorelDRAW, or Aldus Pagemaker.
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