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5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD

blank character: A character that is not displayed but occupies a position on the display screen.

buffer: An area in the memory that holds data temporarily.

cache memory: RAM (random access memory) set aside to store the most frequently accessed information stored in RAM.

character: A letter of the alphabet, a number, punctuation mark, or any other symbol that represents information.

character set: A set of alphabetic, numeric, and special characters that may be displayed or printed by a system unit or device.

code page: Set of coded characters often displayed as an array or code table.

column separator: A vertical line used to separate one field from another.

command: An instruction that directs the system to perform a particular operation.

command keys: The keys on the top row(s) of the keyboard that are used to request a pre-assigned function of the system.

command pass-through: This feature gives you access to all of a printer’s built-in features, even if these features are not normally available through the host software. Printer-specific command sequences are placed into the data sent to the printer from the host. The display station recognizes these sequences and “passes the command through” to the printer.

configuration: Software setup of a computer program or system.

connector: A plug connected to a cable that fastens to a port of a device.

controller: A device used to coordinate and control the operation of one or more devices with a remote host system.

COR (Computer Output Reduction): Rotates data-processing reports to landscape orientation and then compresses the text to fit pages measuring 198 columns by 66 lines.

cpi: Characters per inch.

CTS (Clear to Send): The attached DTE may begin transmitting.

cursor: A character which indicates the position that data entry will occur.

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