Ricoh Aficio 401 Operating Instructions Manual page 192

GLOSSARY
page end
parameter
parity
physical page
pica
pitch
pixel
point
PostScript
printer driver
proportional-
space font
protocol
queue
G-10
Command character (form feed) that terminates the
current page.
Portion of a command, other than the keyword. See
also keyword .
Serial port setting used to detect transmission errors.
Actual page size used during printing.
1. Unit of measurement equal to twelve points
(approximately 1/6 of an inch).
2. 10-pitch typeface with ten characters per inch each
12 points in height. See also point .
Width of a fixed-pitch font specified in characters per
horizontal inch.
Acronym for a single element of a picture. This is the
smallest addressable point on a bitmapped screen to
which color and intensity can be assigned.
A unit of measurement equal to 0.0139 of an inch.
Used to express type, size, and leading spaces. There
are 12 points to a pica and approximately 72 points to
an inch. See also pica.
Printer language (PS) created by Adobe Systems, Inc.
Software that allows a host computer to communicate
with a printer.
Characteristic of a font family in which characters are
assigned individual horizontal spacing. Proportionally
spaced fonts are used by publishing applications to
improve appearance and readability.
Controls the signals used to establish the serial connec-
tion between the machine and a host computer.
Managed database of documents waiting to be proc-
essed.