Canon Color Bubble Jet BJC-4550 User Manual page 119

cpi
Characters per inch. A unit of measurement relevant to a fixed-space
font. Because all characters have the same width, you can calculate the
number of characters printed per inch.
cpl
Characters per line. A unit of measurement that indicates the number
of characters printed per line.
cps
Characters per second. A unit of measurement that indicates the
printer's speed.
D
dB(A)
Stands for decibel level (a decibel being a unit of measurement for the
intensity of the sound coming from the printer), adjusted for
background noise.
dpi
Dots per inch. A unit of measurement for indicating a printer's
resolution. Your printer can produce a resolution up to 720 dpi
(horizontal) depending on the printer control mode and the
application you are using.
F
Font
A complete set of characters of the same size and style; a particular
implementation of a typeface. For example, 12-point, Courier bold.
Form feed
A printer function that automatically ejects the current page and
advances the printer to the top of the next page.
G
Grayscale
Representing color in black and white as a result of different intensities
of color. Different colors and intensities of colors appear as different
shades of gray.
G-2
Glossary