MPI Technologies 2100 manual Appendix A. Abbreviations, Abbreviation Full name Explanation

Appendix A. Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Full name	Explanation
AFP	Advanced Function	IBM concept for print
	Presentation	data formatting that
		defines how print control
		files should be structured.
		This is the current
		standard.
APL	A Programming Language
ASCII	American Standard Code
	for Information
	Interchange
CPI	Characters Per Inch
DCA	Document Content
	Architecture
DIMM	Dual Inline Memory
	Module
DIP	Dual Inline Packet
DSC	Data-Stream	Print data stream
	Compatibility	generated by IBM
		mainframes. Contains
		almost exclusively text,
		i.e. text that could be
		produced by a typewriter.
FLASH	(Usually memory)	Memory chip able to
		store information
		permanently without
		power. Depending on the
		type, flash memory can
		be ‘written’ between
		1.000 and 100.000 times.
FSL	Function Selection via the	Used to configure default
	Line	values in MPI Tech
		interfaces for line data
		printing. Also used for
		print job specific
		formatting like bold and
		font change.
GFID	Global Font ID
HEX	Hexadecimal

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