Printek FORMSMASTER 8000SE Operator's Manual page 126

G L O S S A R Y
draft
EBCDIC
escape sequence
fast draft
FD
font
FormsMaster
hexadecimal
interface
LCD
LED
line pitch
lpi
LQ
MSB
octal
118
Refers to the draft font.
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange
Code.
String of characters beginning with the escape
(ESC) character which is used to control the
configuration or operation of the printer. The
characters which are part of this string are not
printed.
Refers to the fast draft font.
Fast Draft.
A group of characters of a given shape or style.
A superior line of serial matrix printers.
Base sixteen numbering system. Digits are
represented by the characters 0 through 9 and
A through F.
Generally refers to the connection between the
printer and the host computer. May also be
used in reference to the user interface at the
control panel of the printer.
Liquid-Crystal Display.
Light-Emitting Diode.
The vertical spacing of characters. Measured
in lpi.
Lines-per-inch.
Letter Quality.
Most-significant bit or byte. In a character, this
refers to bit seven (of 0 to 7).
Base eight numbering system. Digits are
represented by the characters 0 through 7.