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Point— theheightofa typefont,measuredinpoints,or
1/72
ofaninch.
Portrait—
printing on paper
acrossits narrowerdimension,suchas a
letteron paperthat is 8 1/2in. wideand 11in. high;portrait
picturesare usuallytallerthan theyare wide.
Proportional t ype-a typefaceinwhichsomeletterstakeupmoreroom
onaprintedlinethanothers,suchas W takingmorespacethan
1. The spacingof the lettersis also intendedto enhancethe
estheticqualityof theprintedpage.
RAM— RandomAccessMemory,or memorythatcanbe usedto store
informationtemporarily,such as text or printingconfigura-
tions. RAM-storedinformationis erasedwhen the poweris
turnedoff.
ROM— Read OnlyMemory,or memoryin whichinformationcan be
storedpermanently, w hetherthepoweris on or off.
RS-232— a wiring configurationfor sending and receiving serial
transmissions, i ncludingdataandacknowledgments b etween
sendingand receivingequipment("handshaking").
Serial — a communications interfacethat sendsor receives 1 bit of
informationat a timeat a specifiedbaudrate.
StOpBit — 1 or 2 bits used by the computerfor the timing of a
transmission of information.
Strokeweight — the intensityof a printed character,such as light,
medium,or bold. Normalprintingis mediumweight.
SymbolSet — The entirelist of ASCIIletters,numbers,and symbols
usedwitha particularlanguage,suchas Englishor Spanish.
VMI (Vertical Motion Index) —Refers to line spacing, the smallest
incrementthatcan be madein the verticalor y axis
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