Compaq P5000 Series setup guide Appendix D

Appendix D

	4) scale factor (character height/width ratio)
	5) type style (Roman or italic)
	6) character weight (bold, normal, etc.)
	7) character proportion (normal, compressed, expanded).
font, landscape	A font printed parallel to the long edge of a page, or a font
	capable of being produced on a landscape page
	orientation.
font, monospaced	Also called fixed-pitch font and mono-font. Every
	character, regardless of horizontal size, occupies the
	same amount of font pattern space. All monospaced
	fonts use specific pitch size settings. Monospaced fonts
	are sometimes used when strict character alignment is
	desired (tables, charts, spreadsheets, etc.).
font name	See typeface.
font pattern	A font pattern is the matrix of pixels which represents a
	character, symbol, or image.
font, portrait	A font printed parallel to the short edge of a page.
font, proportional	A font in which the width of a character cell varies with
	the width of the character. For example, [i] takes less
	space to print than [m]. Using proportional fonts generally
	increases the readability of printed documents, giving
	text a typeset appearance.
font weight	The thickness of the lines making up a character. For
	example, “bold” and “light” are different font weights.
font width	The measurement of the width of a character cell in dots.
	H
hex codes	Codes based on a numeral system with a radix of 16.
host computer	The computer that stores, processes, and sends data to
	be printed, and which communicates directly with the
	printer. The term “host” indicates the controlling
	computer, since modern printers are themselves
	microprocessor-controlled computer systems.
HS	Abbrev. for high speed font.
Hz	Abbrev. for Hertz. Cycles per second, a measure of
	frequency.
	I
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
IGP	Intelligent Graphics Processor. An interface that converts
	graphics commands received from the host computer to
	binary plot data that is usable by the printer.
initialization	A series of processes and self-tests to set power-up
	default conditions and parameters.

168