GLOSSARY
elite Smallest size standard typewriter type: 12 characters per horizontal inch. See also pica.
embedded blanks Blank spaces within a command line.
extended metrics Measurements used in Interpress to alter the size of fonts, allowing more precision with character escapement. Used for rendered characters.
FCB forms control buffer. Buffer for controlling the vertical format of printed output.
FDL forms description language.
field 1. Part of a record that serves a similar function in all records of that group, such as name and address field. 2. Area or setting of practical activity or application.
file Set of records or text that can be stored and retrieved. An organized, named collection of records treated as a unit. For offline, it is the data between the two tape marks. For online, it is the data between banner pages.
file protection To prevent the contents on a disk or tape from being erased or written over by disabling the write head of a unit.
firmware Permanent programs stored in
FIS Font Interchange Standard. Standard that defines the digital representation of fonts and character metrics for the generation of an entire series of Interpress fonts.
fixed font Font containing characters with fixed spacing. See also proportional font.
fixed pitch Font set in which every character cell has the same width. In reference to character sets, this term describes typefaces in which all character cells are of equal width. Monospaced as opposed to proportional spaced.
fixed spacing Arrangement of characters on a line so that all characters occupy the same amount of horizontal space.
floating accent Nonspacing accent characters that can be combined with characters and printed as a composite.
font Set of images, usually characters and symbols, having common characteristics such as style, width, height, and weight.
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