Pitney Bowes AddressRight DA70S Operator's Manual page 65

Appendix B • Glossary
Cable
Wires that carry the information between the computer and the
printer.
Character
A printable letter or symbol.
Character height
The height of a uppercase letter. A character height is measured
in points.
Characters per inch
The number of characters printed in a horizontal inch. Also called
pitch.
Character set
The set of characters or symbols that make up a language.
Clean print cartridge
Describes the process of removing dried ink from the nozzles of
the ink jet cartridge.
Configuration
The settings used by the printer to communicate with the
computer. Also the internal settings in the printer that control the
print job.
Control code
The instructions sent to the printer to describe how to perform
the print job.
Control panel
The buttons and display that are used to manually change the
printer's settings.
CPI
See characters per inch.
Data communications
The sending of data from the computer to a peripheral device,
i.e., the printer.
Dots per inch
The number of ink dots printed in one horizontal inch. The larger
the number the better the resolution of print.
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