Glossary3-2Appendix3− IPP: Internet Printing Protocol. A protocol used between a client and a print serverfor carrying out remote printing over the Internet.− TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol): The protocol used toconnect to the Internet and to wide area networks.Proxy serverA server that provides a cache of files available on remote servers that are slow orexpensive to access. The term, “proxy server,” normally refers to a World Wide Webserver that, on receiving a URL, tries to supply the requested file from its cache. If itcannot locate the file there, the proxy server would bring it from the remote server andalso saves a copy in its cache so that the next request can be obtained locally.Remote UIRemote User Interface. Many functions that are done physically at the Canonmachine’s operation panel can be done via software at a networked computer using aweb browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.SpoolSimultaneous Peripheral Operations On-Line. Spooling means putting jobs in a buffer,which is a special area in memory or on a disk. Because devices access data atdifferent rates, the buffer provides a waiting station where the data can wait until thedevice for which it is meant is ready to access it.URLUniform Resource Locator. A standard way of specifying the location of an object,usually a web page, on the Internet. The URL for a web page would look somethinglike this: “http://www.w3.org/default.html.” Here, “http:” indicates that a web page isbeing accessed, “www.w3.org” is the address of the server containing the web page,and “default.html” is the file name under which the web page is stored on the server.