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Raster Line
One horizontal line of dots of a laser-printed page.
Resolution
The degree to which detail is displayed; the smoothness of
the edges of characers.
It
depends to a large extent on the
dot spacing, that of the QMS laser printer being 300 dots
per inch compared to about 70 for a typical 'dot matrix'
impact printer.
ROM
Read Only Memory.
Serial
A method of transferring data where the data bits repre-
senting each character are sent sequentially along a single
line or wire. See PARALLEL.
Specifications
A written description listing requirements and specific tech-
nical information.
Standard Spacing
Ordinary typewriter spacing, also known as unit spacing
or mono-spacing, in which each character occupies the
same space. As opposed to proportional spacing.
Status Code
A two digit code appearing in the display window of
the printer's control panel indicating an error condition
or change of mode or status.
Status Summary Sheet
A page generated by the printer which shows the current
fonts and selected printer options. This page is automati-
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