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| Default Printer | The gateway a computer on a network will use to access another network unless it knows to specifically use another gateway for quicker access to that network. |
| GDI (Graphics Device Interface) | A core Windows component responsible for building graphics data to display or print. |
| Inkjet Printer | A type of ink dispersion printer that uses cartridges of ink. The ink is heated to a boiling point and then ejected onto the paper through tiny nozzles. |
| Laser Printer | A type of printer that uses a laser beam to control how toner is placed on the page and then uses heat to fuse the toner to the page. |
| Local Printer | A printer connected to a computer by way of a port on the computer. Compare to network printer. |
| Network Printer | A printer that any user on the network can access, through its own network card and connection to the network, through a connection to a standalone print server, or through a connection to a computer as a local printer, which is shared on the network. |
| PCL (Printer Control Language) | A printer language developed by Hewlett-Packard that communicates to a printer how to print a page. |
| PostScript | A printer language developed by Adobe Systems which tells a printer how to print a page. |
| Printer Maintenance Kit | A kit purchased from a printer manufacturer that contains the parts, tools, and instructions needed to perform routine printer maintenance. |
| Scanner | A device that allows a computer to convert a picture, drawing, barcode, or other image into digital data that can be input into the computer. |
| Spooling | Placing print jobs in a print queue so that an application can be released from the printing process before printing is completed. |
