Print job

(computer science) A prioritized list, maintained by the operating system, of the output from a computer system waiting on a spool file to be printed.

Disk space that holds output designated for the printer until the printer can receive it.

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In computing, a print job is a file or set of files that has been submitted to be printed.

Jobs are typically identified by a unique number, and are assigned to a particular destination, usually a printer. Jobs can also have options associated with them such as media size, number of copies and priority.

See also

• print (command)

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