Printronix P7000 Programmer's Reference Manual page 92

Appendix C
family (or type)
FF
FIFO
fixed-pitch fonts
flash memory
FM Header
font
font, landscape
font, monospaced
font name
font pattern
font, portrait
font, proportional
font weight
font width
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A set of all variations and sizes of a type style.
Form Feed.
First In, First Out.
See font, monospaced.
A rugged, high-density non-volatile memory used to
store programs, instructions, and routines in PSA®
printers. Compare NVRAM.
Format Header. Command strings used to switch
between SCS and IPDS.
The complete set of a given size of type, including
characters, symbols, figures, punctuation marks,
ligatures, signs, and accents. To fully describe a font,
you must specify seven characteristics:
1) typeface
2) spacing (proportional or monospaced)
3) type size (12 point, 14 point, etc.)
4) scale factor (character height/width ratio)
5) type style
6) character weight
7) character proportion (normal, condensed,
expanded).
A font printed parallel to the long edge of a page.
Also called fixed-pitch fonts. Every character,
regardless of horizontal size, occupies the same
amount of font pattern space. All monospaced fonts
use specific pitch size settings. Monospaced fonts
are sometimes used when strict character alignment
is desired (tables, charts, spreadsheets, etc.).
See typeface.
The matrix of pixels which represents a character,
symbol, or image.
A font printed parallel to the short edge of a page.
A font in which the width of a character cell varies
with the width of the character. For example, /i/ takes
less space to print than /m/. Using proportional fonts
generally increases the readability of printed
documents, giving text a typeset appearance.
The thickness of the lines making up a character. For
example, "bold" and "light" are different font
weights.
The measurement of the width of a character cell in
dots.