Glossary Of Terms - Printek FormsMaster 8000 Operator's Manual

Glossary of Terms

ANSI
ASCII
baud rate
binary
bit
control code
character pitch
cpi
cps
current line
current print position
default
DF
dpi
draft
EBCDIC
American National Standards Institute.
American Standard Code for Information
Interchange.
The bit rate at which characters are
transmitted over a serial interface.
Base two numbering system. Digits are
represented by the characters 0 and 1.
A single binary digit.
A single, non-printing character which is
used to control the configuration or
operation of the printer.
The horizontal spacing of characters.
Measured in cpi.
Characters-per-inch.
Characters-per-second.
The line upon which the next character will
be printed.
The column on the current line where the
next character will be printed.
Value or configuration that is assumed when
the printer is turned on or reset.
Draft Font.
Dots-per-inch. Generally used to refer to
graphics density or resolution.
Refers to the draft font.
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange
Code.
127