GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY-16 XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM PRODUCT REFERENCE
weight Characteristic of type determined by how light or dark it appears.
wildcard Part of a command (* symbol, / symbol, ? symbol) that
represents a category for which the possible options are
requested.
wildcarding In a command, calling out a general category rather than a
specific item within that category. The purpose of wildcarding is
to generate the options within the given category.
write To record data in memory or an external storage medium.
write protection Data protection feature implemented on magnetic media (for
example floppy disk, 9-track tape) to prevent stored data from
being modified, written over, or erased.
x axis Horizontal axis on a forms grid.
xdot Unit of measurement representing a fraction of an inch. It may
also be referred to as a picture element (pixel) or spot, for
example, 1/600 spots per inch (spi).
xerographic engine Component of a printer that develops an image, transfers it to
paper, and fuses it for output as hardcopy.
x height Height of lowercase letters without their ascenders or
descenders (height of letter “x”). See also ascender; descender.
x shift XSHIFT feature allows short-edge binding to shift in the x-
direction to support the INVERT option.
y axis Vertical axis on a forms grid.
