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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.

TermStands ForNotes
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