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Englishsz Posted 18 years ago
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By interesting coincidence, one of the few UK organisations willing to own up to using a the new generation of photocopier/printer security systems turned out to be in education, Thames Valley University (TVU), which bought ‘MFP’ (multi-function product) technology from photocopier stalwart Ricoh, a champion of the concept.
The university’s use of the technology, however, has been fairly specific in its scope – it wanted a convenient way of managing and tracking student and employee use of printers and copiers. Fault-reporting had turned into a hassle and the Ricoh offered a way of making students top up swipe cards for printing use while being able to back up this credit and use data in case the card was lost. The bottom line? Saving money more than security per se.
How to understand the logic of the red text?
How can the students "back up this credit and use data" without the swipe card?
What implys that the technology will be "saving money more than security"?
The university’s use of the technology, however, has been fairly specific in its scope – it wanted a convenient way of managing and tracking student and employee use of printers and copiers. Fault-reporting had turned into a hassle and the Ricoh offered a way of making students top up swipe cards for printing use while being able to back up this credit and use data in case the card was lost. The bottom line? Saving money more than security per se.
How to understand the logic of the red text?
How can the students "back up this credit and use data" without the swipe card?
What implys that the technology will be "saving money more than security"?
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I assume that "back up this credit ... " means that details of how much money is credited to each card is saved on a computer somewhere ("backed up"), so that the student won't lose the credit if he loses the card. "Use data" is not very clear to me.
- I assume that "back up this credit ...
- " means that details of how much money is credited to each card is saved on a computer somewhere ("backed up"), so that the student won't lose the credit if he loses the card.
- "Use data" is not very clear to me.
- I suppose it means that rather than needing the physical card, the system can use the account data that has been backed up.
- The text does not explain what the student has to do to activate this "backing up" and "using data", or what is done automatically by the system, so I don't think it is possible to answer your second question just from the information given.
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I assume that "back up this credit ... in case the card was lost." means that details of how much money is credited to each card is saved on a computer somewhere ("backed up"), so that the student won't lose the credit if he loses the card. "Use data" is not very clear to me. I suppose it means that rather than needing the physical card, the system can use the account data that has been backed up.
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Use data means usage data.
The printers and copiers are networked, so the credit and use data can be saved on a server everytime you use the swipe card.
Saving money can mean two things - backing up the credit value, and saving the university money in tracking cost. Remember fault reporting used to be a big hassle.
The printers and copiers are networked, so the credit and use data can be saved on a server everytime you use the swipe card.
Saving money can mean two things - backing up the credit value, and saving the university money in tracking cost. Remember fault reporting used to be a big hassle.
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Thank you very much, guys!
BTW, Anon, deos 'fault-reporting ... turned into a hassle' means that the students used to be unwillingly to do a lot to recover their credit and use data history after they lost their swipe cards?
BTW, Anon, deos 'fault-reporting ... turned into a hassle' means that the students used to be unwillingly to do a lot to recover their credit and use data history after they lost their swipe cards?
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offered a way of making students top up swipe cards for printing use
This is BrE:
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top up
transitive verb British : to make up to the full quantity, capacity, or amount
intransitive verb, British : to replenish a supply
M-W unabridged
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This is BrE:
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top up
transitive verb British : to make up to the full quantity, capacity, or amount
intransitive verb, British : to replenish a supply
M-W unabridged
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MH, what would you say instead? I can't think of another verb other than that, top up?
Similarly, if you engine oil is running low, do you "top up", or "fill up"?
Similarly, if you engine oil is running low, do you "top up", or "fill up"?
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