Definition of Terms
Description:
For our purposes, we are defining the following terms for our use.
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Personal: A device directly connected to a single computer. That computer may be used by more than one user.
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Small Work Group: A small group involves two to four users connected by a network.
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Medium Work Group: A medium workgroup is defined as 5 to 9 users connected by a network.
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Large Work Group: A large workgroup is defined as 10 or more users connected by a network.
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Network: The UT Arlington campus Ethernet network.
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Scanning: The ability of the device to convert a hard copy image to an electronic format in PDF, TIF, and JPG formats.
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Copy: Duplicate an original directly to print.
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FAX: The ability for the device to send a standard facsimile over a standard phone line.
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Digital Sender: Converts documents to standard format such as PDF for sending either to e-mail or directly to a client Desktop. It is our preference to use PDF and e-mail. Units which use server resources will not be considered.
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Supported Operating Systems: MacOS: OSX; Windows: XP Professional; Unix: Linux and Sun.
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Multifunction Printer (MFP): A printer that prints, copies, and may digital send, scan, and or fax.
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PostScript: Cross-Platform printer language developed by Adobe Systems.
Available To:
- Departments and Offices at UT Arlington
- Faculty (currently appointed) and Staff
- Students Admitted to UT Arlington