Printek FormsMaster 8000 Operator's Manual page 134

G L O S S A R Y
escape sequence
fast draft
FD
font
FormsMaster
hexadecimal
interface
LCD
LED
line pitch
lpi
LQ
MSB
octal
offline
128
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.
Refers to the state of the printer when the
ONLINE indicator is not solid green and the
printer does not respond to the host
computer.