Fujitsu DL3700 Pro User Manual page 248

GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Interface
K byte
Letter size
Line feed (LF)
Line spacing
lpi
Monospacing
Nonresident font
Normal mode
Offline
Online
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#G Glossary
A connection that allows communication from one part of a
system to another. For example, electrical signals are
transferred between the computer and printer over an interface
cable.
Kilobyte. 1K byte equals 1024 bytes.
A standard paper size used in the United States and other
countries. Paper is 8-1/2 × 11 inches (215.9 × 279.4 mm).
A signal to the printer that advances the paper forward one
line. Line feeds can be executed either by your software or by
pressing the LF/FF button on the printer control panel.
The vertical spacing between lines, measured in lines per inch.
Lines per inch. Used to measure line spacing.
Character spacing in which each printed character has the
same width. Also called fixed pitch, monospacing is the
opposite of proportional spacing. Typewriter or computer-
printed text is typically monospaced.
Fonts not present (resident) in the printer's permanent
memory. Soft fonts and fonts on font cards are examples of
nonresident fonts.
One of the printer's two operating modes. In normal mode,
the control panel can be used to perform everyday printer
operations, such as loading and unloading paper, feeding
paper, and selecting print features. See also Setup mode.
When the printer is offline, it receives commands from the
printer control panel rather than from the computer. "Offline"
indicates that the printer is not "online" with the computer.
When the printer is online, it is ready to receive or is receiving
commands from the computer. The printer must be online to
print.
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