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Acronyms & Abbreviations Index
Xerox has a tendency of creating a language all it's own using acronyms & abbreviations... the more you use their manuals, the more familiar the terminology becomes... but they also like to change the acronyms as time goes on, so here's keeping you posted. We've also included a bunch of terms common to the industry to be through.
| Term | Stands For | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A/D | Analog to Digital� | Refers to a conversion of signal |
| A/P | Advanced/Professional (Finishers) | |
| A3 | A Metric Paper Size | Paper size: 297mm x 420mm (11.69 x 16.54 inches) |
| A4 | A Metric Paper Size | Paper size: 210mm x 297mm (8.27 x 11.69 inches) |
| AAA | Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting | |
| ABS | Automatic Background Suppression. ABSolute | |
| AC | Alternating Current | Electricity from outlet is AC |
| ACDC | Area Coverage Density Control | |
| ACK | Acknowledge | |
| ACK | Acknowledgement | A message sent to indicate that a block of data has arrived at its destination without errors. |
| ACL | Alternating Current Live | |
| ACN | Alternating Current Neutral | |
| ACO | America Customer Operations | Synonymous with AO. |
| ACT | Advanced Customer Training | Course which teaches customers to perform technical services which are normally for technicians only. |
| ADA | Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog | |
| ADC | Automatic Density Control | |
| ADF | Automatic Document Feeder | Similar functions to DADF, RDH, SDF with subtle differences. |
| ADH | Automatic Document Handler | Similar functions to ADF, DADF, RDH, SDF with subtle differences. |
| ADJ | Adjustment Procedure | Section 4 of most current Xerox manuals is Repairs / Adjustments.�ADJs explain how to adjust physical & electrical variables. |
| AGC | Automatic Gain Control | |
| AHA | Advanced Hardware Architecture | |
| AMCV | Average Monthly Copy Volume | |
| AMP | Ampere | Measurement of amplitude of an electrical current. |
| AMPV | Average Monthly Print Volume | |
| AMR | Automatic Meter Read | |
| AMS | Automatic Magnification Selection | |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute | |
| AO | Americas Operations | |
| AOC | Auto Offset Control, Automatic Offset Control | |
| API | Application Programming Interface | |
| APS | Auto Paper Selection | |
| ARP | Address Resolution Protocol. Converts an IP address to a MAC address. | |
| ASF | Automatic Stapler Finisher | |
| ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit | |
| ASP | Authorized Service Provider | |
| ASSY | Assembly | |
| ASTM | American Standard Test Method | |
| ATC | Automatic Toner Concentration | |
| ATM | Adobe Type Manager | |
| ATPD | Across The Process Direction | |
| ATVC | Auto Transfer Voltage Control | |
| AZAP | Any Zone Any Paper |
