PDF

Portable Document Format. A file format that captures all of the elements of a printed document as an electronic image that you can view, navigate, print, or forward to someone else.

POP3

Post Office Protocol, a protocol used to retrieve email from a mail server. Most email applications (sometimes called an email client) use the POP protocol, although some can use the newer IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). POP3, can be used with or without SMTP.

portal

An input device, such as a Document Centre or an Internet fax device.

PostScript

A page description language (PDL) developed by Adobe Systems. PostScript is primarily a language for printing documents on laser printers, but it can be adapted to produce images on other types of devices. PostScript is the standard for desktop publishing because it is supported by imagesetters, the very high-resolution printers used by service bureaus to produce camera-ready copy.