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Glossary
ASCII
(as'
kee)— a standardizedandcommonlyacceptednumericalcode
that representsletters,numbers,and symbols,as well as command
sets. ASCII stands for American StandardCodefor Information
Interchange.
Baud— a
measu~ of the speed at which information is transmitted. The
baud rate, which is set for serial transmissions, is approximately the
number of characters transmitted per second multiplied by
10.
Byte — a series of 8
bits that representsone character.
Centronics interface — a standardwiringconfigurationfor paralleldata
transmission. C entronicsis oftenusedas a synonymfortheparallel
standarddevelopedby CentronicsInc.
Character Set — the completeset of charactersavailablein a font.
Data Bits — the numberof bits in a transmittedbytethat actuallycontains
data.
EEPROM — Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. It
has an internal switch to permit a user to erase the contents and write
new contents into it by means of electrical signals.
EP-L
Cartridge — A disposabletypeof processcartridgewhichcontains
the photosensitivedrum and toner.
Emulation — behavinglike somethingelse. The Star LaserPrinter4 can
emulate,or behavelike two otherprinters,the Epson EX-850and
the HP LaserJetIIP laserprinter.
Expansion RAM board— Anavailableoptionthatis easilyattachedto the
LaserPrinter4 to expandits RAM to a maximumof 5 MB. Three
kinds of memory expansionboard are available:a IMB RAM
board, a 2MBRAM board and a 4MB RAMboard.
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