Glossary - Epson C2600/2600 Owner's Manual

Glossary

ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized way of
assigning codes to characters and control codes. The system is widely used by
manufacturers of computers, printers, and software.
bitmap font
The dot-by-dot representation of a font. Bitmap fonts are displayed on computer
screens and printed on dot matrix printers. See "outline font" on page 461.
buffer
See "memory" on page 461.
character set
A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols used in a particular language.
ColorSync
Macintosh software that is designed to help you get WYSIWYG (what you see is
what you get) color output. This software prints colors as you see them on your
screen.
cpi (characters per inch)
A measure of the size of fixed-width text characters.
CR (carriage return)
A control code to return the printing position to the start of the next line after
printing one line.
default
A value or setting that takes effect when the printer is turned on, reset, or
initialized.
download
To transfer information from the computer to the printer.
downloaded font
A font that is loaded into the printer's memory from an outside source, such as
a computer. Also called soft font.
dpi (dots per inch)
The number of dots per inch is a measure of printer resolution. The higher the
number of dots, the higher the resolution.
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