Glossary - Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer Fundamentals

ABA
AFNOR
aligning edge
alignment
amount field
amount symbol
ANSI
APACS
auxiliary domestic
field
auxiliary On-Us
field
auxiliary serial
field
average edge
background
bank check
Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide

Glossary

American Bankers Association or Australian Bankers
Association
L'Association Francoise de Normalisation (AFNOR). Paris-based
organization like the APACS. Standards authority for CMC-7
(NFZ 63-001).
The lower edge of the check when its face is viewed.
The relationship between the bottom edge of a character and the
bottom edge of its adjacent right character. Also known as
vertical alignment.
The character positions within the MICR line of a check which
contains the amount of the check.
Special MICR character to separate the amount field from the
next adjacent field.
American National Standards Institute. Supervises the
accreditation of US standard development committees.
Association for Payment Clearing Services. An organization
similar to ABA, but with standards setting authority for banking
systems in the U.K. (Used to be known as CLCB.)
Area to the left of the MICR encoded BSB field. Also called the
"auxiliary serial field."
An optional data field within the MICR line of a check which
contains information determined by the individual bank.
See auxiliary domestic field. (Australia)
An imaginary line (vertical or horizontal) through the ragged
edge of a magnetic ink character. The measurements relating to
spacing, dimension, and alignment are made from one specified
average to another.
The basic color (pattern) of a document, as distinct from the lines
and information printed on it. (See fugitive background.)
A draft drawn by a bank on itself, or by one bank against funds
deposited to its account in another bank, and payable
immediately on demand.
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