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Glossary
Alignment
Control/adjustment of the horizontal and vertical printing
accuracy by means of a resident operator function.
ASCII-table
(American Standard Code of Information Interchange);
standardized code and character assignment table from 0 to
127 decimal.
ASF
(Automatic Sheet Feeder); paper insertion device
incorporated in the upper rear part of the printer.
BIM
(Bit Image Mode); graphic printing mode, in which a byte is
not interpreted as character. Its bits cause the individual
nozzles of the print head to print or not.
bit
Smallest information item; a signal set to 0 or 1. Eight bits
make one byte (character).
BOF
(Bottom Of Form); the area at the foot of each form, in
which printing will not be possible (it will be skipped
automatically).
buffer
Built-in memory in the printer, in which data will be stored
until it is printed.
Glossary
byte
Standard unit for character/symbol representation. A byte
consists of 8 bits.
character generator
Resident printer program, which converts a character code
(byte) into a pixel matrix for printing.
character set
Assignment table between a code and a specific printable
character (usually in connection with national languages).
cpi
Characters per inch; indicates the number of characters
which can be printed in one inch.
dB (decibel)
Unit of measurement for sound.
default
Standard initial setting of a feature or a parameter. Can
usually be modified.
dithering
Printing method by which color dots are combined on a
document to achieve a range of colors.
dot size
Size of the smallest element used to create the character
image (default value: 1/72 in).
dpi
Dots per inch; indicates the number of dots which can be
printed in one inch.
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