Print job
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In computing, a print job is a file or set of files that has been submitted to be printed with a printer.
Jobs are typically identified by a unique number, and are assigned to a particular destination, usually a
A Print Job is a single queueable print system object that represents a document that needs to be rendered and transferred to a printer. Printer jobs are created on specific print queues and can not be transferred between print queues.
Components
Job Id: Uniquely identifies the print job for the given print queue.
Spool file: It is responsible for the on-disk representation of data.
Shadow File: It is responsible for the on-disk representation of the job configuration.
Status: We can describe this in three parts:
- Spooling: It represents the message that the printing application is still working.
- Printing: It represents the message that spool file is being read by the print processor.
- Printed: It represents the message that the job has been fully written to the port.
Data Type: It Identifies the format of the data in the spool file like EMF, RAW.
Other configuration: Name, set of named properties, etc
Route
In larger environments, print jobs may go through a centralized
Security
When getting rid of old printers with local storage, one should keep in mind that confidential print jobs (documents) are potentially still locally
See also
- print (command)
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