System Administration Guide, Volume 2

Printer Name

When adding a printer to a system, you specify a printer name for the printer. A printer name must be:

Establish a naming convention that works for your site. For example, if you have different types of printers on the network, including the printer type as part of the printer name can help users choose an appropriate printer. For instance, you could identify PostScriptTM printers with the letters PS. If, however, all of the printers at your site are PostScript printers, you would not need to include the initials PS as part of the printer name.