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Glossary
AGM (Alternate Graphics
Mode):
ASCII:
BASIC:
Baud (baud rate):
Bidirectional printing:
Binary:
Bit:
Bit-image graphics:
Buffer:
Byte:
Character set:
Code page:
Control codes:
cpi:
ері:
AGM will allow you to select Epson graphics while in the ІВМ mode.
"ASCII"
is an acronym
for "American
Standard
Code for Information
Interchange". In ASCII, each character has a unique code.
BASIC is a commonly used microcomputer programming language.
Baud is a unit of data transmission speed between computer devices.
Can be but not necessarily equal to bits per second.
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Processing speed is increased by bidirectional printing. That is, the printer
prints right-to-left as well as in the normal left-to-right manner.
Binary is a numbering system using the two digits of zero (0) and one (1).
Bit is an abbreviation for "binary digit (0—1)", and is the smallest unit of
information used by a printer or computer.
Graphics which are created through a series of dots printed in vertical
columns.
Buffer is an area of memory which stores data temporarily.
Byte is the unit of information used by a printer or computer. One byte is
equivalent to eight (8) bits.
Character set is the set of characters, numbers, and symbols available for
printing.
The computer system stores characters and numbers as a numerical data.
The code page is a table which is used to change them into the numerical
data.
Contro! codes are commands from the computer to the printer that are
non-printable characters. They are used to control printer functions.
"cpi" is an abbreviation for "characters per inch", and means the maximum
number of characters printed in one horizontal inch.
"ер!" is an abbreviation for "characters per line", and means the maximum
number of characters printed on one line.
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