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baud rate
printer.
The smallest unit of digital information used by a computer or printer.
bit
buffer
processing plot files.
calibration
length accuracy.
carriage axis
Centronics
Colour gamut
combinations of the colours of a colour reproduction system.
Colour management
methodology to control and adjust colours in an imaging system.
colour test
fill the ink lines with ink.
configuration
Continuous tone
corresponding to the graduated range of lightness or darkness in the original
copy or scan.
Diluted inks
density version of the same colour for the same area coverage, when printing
at 100% coverage. For eg: Light Magenta, Light Cyan, Medium Magenta,
Medium Cyan.
Dot gain
an image appear darker (fuller) and/or colour shifts can occur.
Dots per inch (dpi), the number of dots the printer lays down in an inch.
dpi
handshake
The nozzle part of the ink cartridge.
inkjet
interface cable
printers use a serial or parallel interface cable.
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The rate of data transfer (bits per second between the computer and
The part of the printer's memory that is used for receiving and
The procedures to adjust the ink cartridge alignment and line
The plot area measured parallel to the platen.
A standard parallel interface.
Range of colours that can be formed by all possible
Use of the appropriate software, hardware and
To clear the ink cartridges by forcing them to fire rapidly. Also, to
The way that the computer and printer are connected.
Variation of density within a photographic or printed image,
Inks that provide lower density colour than the corresponding full
Increase in the size of screen dots caused by printing. This can make
A method the computer and printer use to communicate.
The cable used to connect the printer to the computer. Océ