PC LOAD LETTER

PC LOAD LETTER is a printer error message that has entered popular culture as a technology meme referring to a confusing or inappropriate error message.

The error message's vagueness was mocked in the 1999 comedy film Office Space.

It means that the printer is trying to print a document that needs "Letter size" (8½ × 11 in.)

"LETTER" is the standard paper size used in the United States and Canada.

[citation needed] The error can be dismissed (other than by filling the paper tray) by emptying the print queue and printer buffer or pressing "Shift+Continue"[6] and, in extreme cases, restarting the printer and repeating.

PC LOAD LETTER error on a HP LaserJet 4
Early LaserJet models used a two-character display for all status messages. This printer is showing "00", for normal status. Paper out in the upper cassette would be indicated by alternating "11" and "UC".