Bidirectional Printing - Epson Stylus 800 Series User Manual

Glossary
The following definitions apply specifically to printers. If a word is italicized, see
topic for more information.
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ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized
coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols.
auto line feed
When this feature is selected in the default-setting mode, each carriage-
return code (CR) is automatically followed by a line-feed (LF) code.

bidirectional printing

Printing in which the print head prints in both directions. This increases
the speed of printing.
bit
A binary digit (0 or l), which is the smallest unit of information used by a
printer or computer.
buffer
The portion of the printer's memory used to store data before printing it.
A unit of information consisting of eight bits.
characters per inch (cpi)
A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.
character tab/e
A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that provides you with the
characters used in a particular language.
condensed printing
Printing in which the width of each character is approximately 60% of the
width of standard characters. Useful for fitting wide tables or spreadsheets
onto paper.
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