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escape sequence
A command sequence in which the first byte is always
the ASCII ESC character. Same as "escape code."
See also command sequence.
ETX
Abbrev. for End of TeXt. A transmission control character
sent from the host to the printer, indicating the end of
transmission of a block of data.
EVFU
Abbrev. for Electronic Vertical Format Unit. Relates to the
ability to slew (skip quickly a specified number of lines).
expanded
A font enhancement referring to larger-than-normal
character width with no change in character height.
Off or zero. Compare true.
false
family (or type)
A set of all variations and sizes of a type style.
FF
Abbrev. for Form Feed.
Abbrev. for First In, First Out.
FIFO
fixed-pitch fonts
See font, monospaced.
font
The complete set of a given size of type, including
characters, symbols, figures, punctuation marks,
ligatures, signs, and accents. To fully describe a font, you
must specify seven characteristics:
1) typeface
2) spacing (proportional or monospaced)
3) type size (12 point, 14 point, etc.)
4) scale factor (character height/width ratio)
5) type style
6) character weight
7) character proportion (normal, condensed, expanded)
font, landscape
A font printed parallel to the long edge of a page.
font, monospaced
Also called fixed-pitch fonts. Every character, regardless
of horizontal size, occupies the same amount of font
pattern space. All monospaced fonts use specific pitch
size settings. Monospaced fonts are sometimes used
when strict character alignment is desired (tables, charts,
spreadsheets, etc.).
See typeface.
font name
font pattern
The matrix of pixels which represents a character,
symbol, or image.
font, portrait
A font printed parallel to the short edge of a page.
font, proportional
A font in which the width of a character cell varies with
the width of the character. For example, [i] takes less
space to print than [m]. Using proportional fonts generally
increases the readability of printed documents, giving
text a typeset appearance.
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