SATO CL408 Programming Reference Manual page 281

GLOSSARY
Diode
Dipswitch Complex
Direct Thermal
Disable
Divergent
DPI
DRAM
Drive Train
Eccentric
E-Clip
EEPROM
Electronic Label
Electromagnetic Coupling
Electrostatic Coupling
Ellipse
Embossed
Enable
Encompass
Error Correcting Code
Error Correcting Mode
Error Correcting Protocol
Error Management
Error Rate
Exciter
Expansion Port
Eye-Mark Media
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Allows current to flow in one direction but not the other to protect sensitive electronics. A diode
functions by compositing two conductive materials with one possessing low resistance to
electrical current on one side and high resistance on the other.
A group of tiny switches directly attached to a circuit board to enable configuration for a
particular type of application. These switches are two-position: On/Off.
The printing method that uses a chemically coated heat sensitive media. Once the heat from
the thermal printhead is applied to the media, the media darkens with the image.
Direct thermal printing does not require ribbon and is typically used in applications where the
label needs to endure for a year or less.
To deactivate or make unable to function.
To deviate from the norm or to possess opposing positions.
(Dots Per Inch) The quantity of printed dots within a square inch area - the print density.
(Dynamic Random Access Memory) DRAM is the most common kind of RAM and is a network
of electrically-charged points in which a computer stores quickly accessible data in the form of
0s and 1s. Each storage or memory cell can be directly accessed if the intersecting row or
column is known. Each cell consists of a capacitor and a transistor.
The components and sub-assemblies that comprise the mechanical apparatus of motion or
kinetic energy.
Multiple items that do not share the same center - example: a circle whose center axis is not
the same as that of another to whom it is connected. The opposite of concentric.
Type E snap ring.
(Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) Are ROM chips that do not have to
be removed to be rewritten. Nor does the entire chip have to be completely erased to change
a specific portion. Changing the contents does not require additional dedicated equipment.
The localized application of an electric field to each cell erases the targeted cells which can be
rewritten. Since only 1 byte can be changed at a time, EEPROM's are versatile but slow.
A label that has an electronic RFID tag embedded within.
In RFID, a system that uses a magnetic field as means of transferring data or power.
In RFID, a system which uses the induction of voltage on a plate as a means of transferring
data or power.
An oval shape that is symmetrical on either side of its center when divided into quadrants.
Characters or graphics that are raised above the remaining surface.
To activate or make able to function.
To surround, encircle, or contain.
(ECC) In RFID, supplemental bits in a data transfer used in conjunction with a polynominal
algorithm in order to compute the value of missing or erroneous data bits. Example: for a 32-bit
data transmission, seven additional bits are required.
Relative to RFID, a mode of data communication in which missing or erroneous bits are
automatically corrected.
Relative to RFID, the rules by which the error-correcting mode operates.
In RFID, the techniques used to ensure that only correct information is presented to the
system's user.
In RFID, the number of errors per number of transactions.
In RFID, the electronics which drive an antenna. When coupled with antenna, they are
collectively referred to as a scanner. Also referred to as a transmitter.
A plug accessing additional 1/0 capability on a computer or peripheral device.
Print media with a mark on the paper backing between each label for the label sensor to read.
This mark is used by the printer to identify the end of the printed label so that the next up can
be properly positioned for printing.
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