Glossary of Terms
802.11 | Wireless networking communication standards created by IEEE. |
access point | An interface between a wireless network and a wired network. |
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ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange. |
authentication | The process a |
bandwidth | The amount of data that be transferred in a given period of time. |
baud rate | The rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial interface. This is also |
| often referred to as bits per second. |
binary | Base two numbering system. Digits are represented by the characters 0 and 1. |
bit | A single binary digit. |
Bluetooth | A definition for short range radio frequency communications. |
client | Any node on a network that requests services from another node (server). |
control code | A single, |
| operation of the printer. |
character pitch | The horizontal spacing of characters. Measured in cpi. |
cpi | Characters per inch. |
current line | The line upon which the next character will be printed. |
current print position | The column on the current line where the next character will be printed. |
default | Value or configuration assumed when the printer is powered on or reset. |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A method used to centrally control the |
| assignment of IP addresses on a network. |
dpi | Dots per inch. Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution. |
escape sequence | String of characters beginning with the escape (ESC) character which is used |
| to control the configuration or operation of the printer. The characters which |
| are part of this string are not printed. |
font | A group of characters of a given shape or style. |
hexadecimal | Base sixteen numbering system. Digits are represented by the characters 0 |
| through 9 and a through f. |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
infrastructure | A |
| stations via an access point. |
interface | The connection between the printer and the host computer. |
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