Compuprint 914N User Manual page 143

DECIMAL
This represents an ASCII character put into the decimal form equal to its 7- or 8-bit
binary code.
DEFAULT
A value which has been set to be active when the printer is turned on and/or when
the printer is reinitialized by software.
DOT GRAPHICS
A drawing created by dot matrix.
DOT MATRIX
Printing method in which groups of dots are used to compose symbols.
DOUBLE STRIKE
Printing attribute. The character is printed twice in the same position with a vertical
displacement of 1/180 inch in the second pass.
DOUBLE WIDTH
Printing attribute. The character is printed within a double space. It is also called
enlarged.
DOWN-LINE LOADING
A method to define new characters through the use of specific commands which
are sent to the device (printer).
DPI
Dots per inch. This is the unit of measurement used for dot graphics.
DRAFT
A type of high speed printing.
EMPHASIZED
Printing attribute. The character is printed twice with the smallest possible
displacement between positions.
ESCAPE SEQUENCE
A sequence of control characters that starts with ESC code and are used to call up
certain attributes of the printer such as double strike.
FANFOLD PAPER
A type of paper which is perforated and which has vertical strips with sprocket holes.
FONT
A set of characters with a given size and style.
FORM FEED
Control code and function key on the operator panel. Form Feed prints the stored
data from the printer's memory which will control the page break attributes of the
printer.
HARDWARE
The physical equipment.
HEX DUMP
A procedure to help the user specify the errors in the data string that had created
the system problems.
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Appendix D
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