Printronix P5000 Series Setup Manual page 169

interface The hardware components used to link two devices by
common physical interconnection, signal, and functional
characteristics.
invoke To put into effect or operation.
ipm Abbrev. for inches per minute. A measurement of the
speed of a printer printing in graphics print mode (plotting
speed).
italic A slanted type style. This is an italic type style.
landscape Printed perpendicular to the paper motion.
LCD Abbrev. for liquid-crystal display. The LCD is located on
the control panel. Its purpose is to communicate
information to the operator concerning the operating
state of the printer.
LED Abbrev. for light-emitting diode. The printer control panel
has LEDs that indicate the status of the printer to the
operator.
logical link The parameters that specify data transfer, control, or
communication operations.
lpi Abbrev. for lines per inch. A measurement indicating the
vertical spacing between successive lines of text. For
example, 8 lpi means eight lines of text for every vertical
inch.
lpm Abbrev. for lines per minute. A measurement of the print
speed of a line printer printing in text print mode.
monospaced See font, monospaced.
NLQ Abbrev. for near letter quality font.
nonvolatile memory Nonvolatile memory stores variables that must be
preserved when the printer is turned off, such as
configuration parameters and printer usage statistics.
Nonvolatile memory is preserved by means of an
independent, battery-operated power supply. When
printer power is turned off, the battery supplies the power
needed to keep stored data active.
NVRAM Acronym for nonvolatile random access memory. See
nonvolatile memory.
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