Printek 850 Series manual Glossary of Terms, Ascii

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

ANSI	American National Standards Institute.
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information
	Interchange.
baud rate	The bit rate at which characters are transmitted
	over a serial interface.
binary	Base two numbering system. Digits are
	represented by the characters 0 and 1.
bit	A single binary digit.
control code	A single, non-printing character, which is used
	to control the configuration or operation of the
	printer.
character pitch	The horizontal spacing of characters.
	Measured in cpi.
cpi	Characters-per-inch.
cps	Characters-per-second.
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 that is assumed when
	the printer is turned on or reset.
DF	Draft Font.

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