Agilent Technologies 5250 user manual G-2

Page G-2			AGILE 5250 OPTIMA User’s Guide and Reference
Byte				A unit of information consisting of
				eight binary bits. Character codes are
				often represented in bytes.
C
Carriage		Return		A control character that (unless set to be
				interpreted as a line end) causes the
				printer to begin printing at the left
				margin of the current line.
Centronics				The printer manufacturer that produced
				the parallel interface that is now the
				industry standard. Also used to refer to
				the interface itself.
CNT				Count. The number of bytes in a
				command string.
Column				The vertical members of one line of an
				array.
Computer		Output	Reduction	A feature that reduces and reorients
				SYSOUT output intended for 13.2"x11"
				paper so that it will fit on letter-size
				paper (8.5"x11").
Configuration				To assemble a collection of hardware
				and software into a system and to adjust
				each of the parts so they all work
				together.
Control	code			A byte of information representing a
				print instruction (e.g., a tab).
Control	Unit			The portion of the CPU that directs the
				step-by-step operation of the entire
				computing system.
COR				Computer Output Reduction.
Count byte				A byte that indicates the number of
				bytes to follow in an escape sequence.
CPI				Characters per inch. Pitch.
C R				Carriage return.
CR/LF				Carriage return/line feed.
CRT				Cathode ray tube. A video display
				terminal.