Glossary 1 - Printek FormsPro 4300 Owner's Manual

ANSI
ASCII
baud rate
binary
bit
control code
character pitch
cpi
cps
current line
current print position
default
dpi
draft
EBCDIC
escape sequence
GLOSSARY
American National Standards Institute.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
The rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial
interface. This is usually the same as bits per second.
Base two numbering system. Digits are represented by the
characters 0 and 1.
A single binary digit.
A single, non-printing character which is used to control
the configuration or operation of the printer.
The horizontal spacing of characters. Measured in cpi.
Characters per inch.
Characters per second.
The line upon which the next character will be printed.
The column on the current line where the next character
will be printed.
Value or configuration assumed when the printer is
powered on or reset.
Dots per inch. Generally used to refer to graphics density
or resolution.
Refers to the draft (high speed) font.
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.
String of characters beginning with the escape (ESC)
character which is used to control the configuration or
operation of the printer. The characters which are part of
this string are not printed.

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