P
- packet
A group of bits ready for transmission over a network. It includes a header, data, and a trailer.
- page-description language
Describes the whole page being printed. The controller in the printer interprets these commands and turns them into laser pulses or firing print wires.
- page printer
A printer that gets its instructions one page at a time, such as a laser printer.
- paper feeder
See feeder.
- paper feed mechanism
The portion of the printer that picks up paper from the paper drawer and feeds it into the printer.
- paper feed sensors
The sensors on the paper feed mechanism that detect when the printer has paper or is out of paper.
- paper pickup roller
A D-shaped roller that rotates against the paper and pushes one sheet into ...
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