Glossary - Epson Stylus 1500 Reference Manual

Glossary

ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized
coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols.
auto line feed
When this feature is selected in the printer's Default Setting mode, each
carriage-return (CR) code is automatically followed by a line-feed (LF)
code.
bidirectional printing
Printing in which the print head prints in both directions (bidirectionally).
This increases print speed but may reduce precise vertical alignment. Also
called high-speed printing.
brightness
The lightness or darkness level of an image.
buffer
The portion of the printer's memory used to store data before it is printed.
character table
The collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that constitute the set of
characters used in a particular language.
characters per inch (cpi)
A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.
CMYK
A method of specifying and creating colors using cyan (blue-green),
magenta, yellow, and black (K).
condensed printing
Printing in which the width of each character is approximately 60% of the
width of standard characters. Useful for fitting wide tables or
spreadsheets onto paper.
contrast
The range of difference between the darkest and lightest colors in an
image. The greater the difference, the higher the contrast.
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