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Glossary
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Fanfold paper:
Fanfold paper has regularly spaced sprocket holes on the leffand right sides
and pages are separated by a perforat:an between each sheet. May also
be known as computer paper or tractor paper.
FF (Form Feed):
"FF" is a control code that advances the paper one page.
Fixed pitch printing:
A type of printing whereby each characters is the same width and prints as
equal intervals.
Font:
All characters of a typeface having the same size, weight, style character
table, typeface and rotation. Changing an attribute selects a new font.
Function:
Function allows you to determine how the printer will operate.
Graphics:
Groups of dots or characters that are used to create images, as opposed to
text and numbers.
Graphics mode:
A special mode of print in which only raster graphics printing is possible.
Hexadecimal:
Hexadecimal is a numbering system using the 16 digits, 0, 1,2,3,4,5,6,
7,8,9, A, B, C, D, E and F.
Horizontal motion index:
A fixed distance to move horizontally when printing characters.
Initialization:
Initialization means to reset the printer to the initial start up condition.
Interface:
Interface is the connection between the two separate systems, such as the
computer and the printer. A parallel interface transfers data one character
or code at a time, and a serial interface transfers data one bit at a time.
International character set:
A set of characters defined by each country.
vo:
"1/0"
is the symbolic notation for "lnpuVOutpuf'.
Italics:
A font style in which the character slants to the right. Used for emphasis,
this is sometimes called oblique.
Justification:
The alignment of multiple lines of text along the left margin, right margin or
both margins. When both margins are fustified, the term is full justification.
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