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label stock
1.  A paper sheet carrying peel-off or perforated labels that are arranged in a regular pattern.
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LAN
1.  An acronym for local area network. Generally at one location, such as inside of one building or a small group of buildings.
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landscape
1.  Pertains to the feeding of paper through the machine so that the shorter side (say 8 ~ of an 8 1/2xll document) is the lead edge. Note that...
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large capacity tray
1.  Also known as LCB or large capacity bin, generally refers to a paper tray holding 1,000 sheets or more.
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laser
1.  Light amplification stimulated emission of radiation. Generally refers to the device that sends the laser light to the photoconductor by means of...
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laser printer
1.  A printer type that uses a laser beam to apply an electrical charge to a photosensitive drum. When the paper passes over the drum, the charge is...
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laser unit
1.  Same explanation as laser. Motor, laser beam and associated parts are usually all in one unit.
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Laybrick
1.  A filament material used in 3D printing that is composed of natural mineralic filters (super-fine milled chalk) and harmless co-polyesters....
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Laywood
1.  A filament material used in 3D printing that is composed of recycled wood and harmless binding polymers. Sometimes referred to as Laywoo-D3.
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LCD
1.  An acronym for liquid crystal display.
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LDF
1.  An acronym for large document feeder.
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lead edge
1.  The first edge of a copy, fax or print to enter or exit the machine or document feeder.
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leakage
1.  In a solid-state device, this is known as a tiny amount of current flowing even when the device is placed in the off position.
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leased lines
1.  Occurs when a customer has ordered a private line from the phone company, directly connecting two locations. (Similar to a closed circuit). Fax...
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LED
1.  An acronym for light emitting diode. LED is a semiconductor diode that emits light when an electric current is applied in the forward direction of...
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ledger
1.  Ledger size paper (11 x 17).
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leg
1.  Legal size paper (8 1/2 x 14).
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letter
1.  Letter size paper (11 x 8 1/2 or 8 1/2 x 11).
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letter r
1.  Letter size paper, with 8 1/2' edge fed first.
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LID
1.  Line interface unit. The terminology used by Sharp to describe the phone board.
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light emitting diode
1.  An acronym for light emitting diode. LED is a semiconductor diode that emits light when an electric current is applied in the forward direction of...
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light source
1.  The light used to reflect the image off the original document into the optics of the machine.
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line equalization
1.  Every fax machine is a certain distance from the CO (central office) of the local phone company. Fax machines usually come preset to a distance of...
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line error
1.  Any phone line problem that causes the fax communication to be interrupted.
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line monitor
1.  Some machines have the ability to be programmed in order to display the protocol signals as they occur. Watching the display will inform the user...
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Linux
1.  A shareware version of UNIX, developed by Linus Torvalds, capable of running on many x86 computer systems.
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liquid crystal display
1.  An acronym for liquid crystal display.
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loading paper while operating
1.  Operator can add paper without interrupting the copy job that is already in progress.
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loading while operating
1.  Operator can reload one cassette or tray while copy paper is fed from another source.
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LocalTalk®
1.  Apple cable system for Mac computers and printers.
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lockup
1.  When the control panel keys do not respond.
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logic board
1.  A logic board contains all of the computer's "logic" circuitry (processor, RAM, etc.), and the analog board. It also contains all of the hardware...
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LSI
1.  An acronym for large scale integration. Computer chip on circuit board, containing logic circuits.
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ltr
1.  Letter size paper (8 1/2 x 11).
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