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GLOSSARY
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floating accent Nonspacing accent characters that can be combined with
characters and printed as a composite.
font Set of images, usually characters and symbols, having common
characteristics such as style, width, height, and weight.
form 1. Compiled forms source library (.FSL) file. 2. Printed or typed
document with blank spaces for inserting information. Specific
arrangement of lines, text, and graphics stored in a computer
under an identifying name. Page of data that, when preceded by
proper commands, is stored on the system disk as a permanent
file. It may be merged with variable data by a form start
command. See also FDL; FSL.
format 1. Layout of a document, including margins, page length, line
spacing, typeface, and so on. 2. In data storage, the way the
surface of a disk is organized to store data. 3. To prepare the
surface of a disk for acceptance of data.
format line Line preceding the message text in a formatted message display.
form feed Keyboard or printer control character that causes the printer to
skip the top of the next page.
FSL forms source library. Uncompiled collection of user-created files
containing FDL commands. Refer to FDL; form.
function keys Keyboard keys that produce no character but initiate a particular
machine function, such as delete.
fuse To affix dry ink to paper by heat or pressure or a combination of
both.
GCR group code recording mode. Refers to the specific density of
data (such as 6250 bpi) as it is recorded on tape, which is
measured in bits per inch (bpi).
graphics Use of lines and figures to display data, as opposed to using text.
grid Imaginary pattern of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
on a page.
grid unit Smallest rectangle enclosed by horizontal and vertical lines on a
grid. The size of a grid unit is expressed as the length of one
side of a rectangle.
halftone screen A tool used in offset printing, typesetting, and laser printing to
convert a continuous tone (such as photographic) image to dots,
which allows the image to be rendered accurately in these
printing processes.
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