Glossary; Application Program; Bidirectional Printing - Epson LQ-2500 User Manual

Glossary

Note that these definitions apply specifically to printers. If a word is
italicized, see that topic for more information.

Application program

Software designed to perform a specific task, such as word processing
or
accounting.
ASCII
American Standard Code for information Interchange. A standardized
coding system for letters and symbols, it is used by nearly all
manufacturers of computers, printers, and software.
Auto line feed
Most computers send automatic line feeds at the end of every line. If
all of the lines are printing on top of each other, refer to the Auto
Line Feed section under *Change Defaults in Chapter 2.
Automatic sheet feeder
device
A that automatically feeds single sheets of paper into a printer.
Sometimes called a cut sheet feeder.
Baud rate
A measure of the speed of data transmission. Usually equivalent to
bits per second.

Bidirectional printing

Printing in which the print head goes from left to right only on every
other line. On the other lines it goes from right to left. This increases
the speed of the printing because the head prints in both directions.
Binary
See Number systems.
Bit
A binary digit (0 or 1). The smallest unit used by a printer or
See also Number systems.
computer.
Carriage return
code
A control
bidirectional printing the print head may not actually move to the left
margin.
Glossary
that returns the print position to the left margin. In
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