Intermec EasyCoder 4420 User Manual page 137

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Glossary
imaging
The process of generating a picture of the label in printer memory.
increment/decrement field
Bar code or text fields the printer automatically changes from one label to the next. For
example, a batch of labels with serial number text or bar code fields, that change from
001, to 002, to 003, and so on.
index
To move from the start of the label to the start of print. With continuous media, to
advance the media over the "label gap" to the "edge" of the next label.
interpretive field
A text field that describes the data in the associated bar code field.
ips
Inches per second. A measurement of print speed that measures the number of inches of
media that is printed each second.
ISO
International Organization for Standardization. An internationally accepted 7-bit
character code. (The U.S. version is ASCII.)
label
The part of the media on which data is printed.
label format
The design of a bar code label; the arrangement of the text, lines, and bar codes on a
label.
label gap
The space between labels on die-cut label stock.
margin
The distance between the edge of a label and where the printing starts on that label. See
also top of form.
media
The label stock on which the printer prints labels. Media can be made of plain paper,
polyester, thermally reactive paper, or other materials with adhesive backing and
ribbon.
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