Glossary advanced function printing (AFP). The ability of programs to use the all-points-addressable concept to print text and images on a printer. advanced function printing data stream (AFPDS). In AFP support, the printer data stream used for printing advanced function printing data. The AFPDS includes composed text, page segments, electronic overlays, form definitions, and fonts that are downloaded from the iSeries system to the printer. AFP. See advanced function printing (AFP) AFP resources. The form definitions, page definitions, fonts, overlays (electronic forms), and page segments (graphic images). With PrintManager, resources can either exist in a system library, or be placed inline with a print job as the job is written to the spool. AFPDS. See advanced function printing data stream (AFPDS) . all authority. An object authority that allows the user to perform all operations on the object except those limited to the owner or controlled by authorization list management authority. The user can control the object’s existence, specify the security for the object, and change the object. Contrast with exclude authority . all-points-addressable. In AFP support, pertaining to the capability to address, refer to, and position text, overlays, and images at any defined point on the printable area of the paper. application. A particular business task, such as inventory control or accounts receivable. application program. A program used to perform a particular data processing task, such as inventory control or payroll. ascending sequence. The arrangement of data in order from the lowest value to the highest value, according to the rules for comparing data. Contrast with descending sequence . authorization list. A list of two or more user IDs and their authorities for system resources. The system-recognized identifier for the object type is *AUTL. bar code. A pattern of bars of various widths containing data to be interpreted by a scanning device. batch. Pertaining to a group of jobs to be run on a computer sequentially with the same program with little or no operator action. Contrast with interactive . CL. See control language (CL) . check digit. The far right number of a self-check field used to verify the accuracy of the field. characters per inch (cpi). The number of characters printed horizontally within an inch across a page. character string. A sequence of consecutive characters that are used as a value. character set. A group of characters used for a specific reason; for example, the set of characters the display station can display, the set of characters a printer can print, or a particular set of graphic characters in a code page; for example, the 256 EBCDIC characters. character. Any letter, number, or other symbol in the data character set that is part of the organization, control, or representation of data. change authority. An object authority that allows a user to perform all operations on the object except those limited to the owner or controlled by object existence authority and object management authority. The user can add, change, and delete entries in an object, or read the contents of an entry in the object. Change authority combines object operational authority and all the data authorities. byte. (1) The smallest unit of storage that can be addressed directly. (2) A group of 8 adjacent bits. In the EBCDIC coding system, 1 byte can represent a character. In the double-byte coding system, 2 bytes represent a character. break field. In AFP Utilities, the field which causes a page break. When the encounters the record whose value of the specified field in the record are not equal to that of the previous record, page break occurs. box. In AFP Utilities, a continuous line constructing a rectangle. block edit function. In AFP Utilities, a function that moves, copies, or removes all elements defined in a specified scope on the image area at one time. bin. In AFP support, the standard-size paper source on the IBM 3820. batch job. A predefined group of processing actions submitted to the system to be performed with little or no interaction between the user and the system. Contrast with interactive job . 467