Glossary - Lexmark 3200 User Manual

Glossary

Air brush
A halftoning method for superior quality
graphics.
CD-ROM
Compact disk drive.
dithering
When images are printed using the dithering
selections from the halftoning area, the printer
driver uses a matrix of dots to represent the
image. You may need to experiment to find the
halftone best suitable for a particular picture. In
most cases, the Air Brush setting produces the
best results.
dpi
Dots-per-inch.
driver
see printer driver.
fine dither
A halftone method used for detailed graphics
with limited shading.
font
A set of characters of a given size and style.
halftone
An array in which dots are placed to simulate
colors and shades of gray.
hard disk drive
A stand-alone hardware unit that offers
additional data storage for your computer and
can read and store data on diskettes. Also
called hard disk or fixed disk drive.
icon
A representation or symbol.
inkjet
A non-impact printing technology that creates
characters and graphics by the composition of
programmed patterns of ink dots.
interface
A data conversion device that allows
communication between the printer and the
computer. See also parallel interface.
line art
A halftone method used for simple line art and
computer graphics.
Matrix
A faster halftoning method used in the
Windows NT 4.0 printer software which gives
excellent print quality, but takes less time to
print.
MB (megabyte)
A unit of measure for storage capacity. One
megabyte equals 1,048,576 bytes.
parallel interface
A type of connection that links a printer to a
computer, by which all 8 bits of a character are
sent at the same time. See also interface.
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