Glossary

The following definitions apply specifically to printers unless otherwise stated.

additive colors

Colors that are produced by adding together the varying intensities of three colors: red, green, and blue. See also RGB.

bidirectional printing See high speed printing.

brightness

The lightness or darkness level of an image.

characters per inch (cpi)

A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.

character table

A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that provides you with the characters used in a particular language.

CMYK

Cyan (blue-green), magenta, yellow, and black. These colored inks are used to create the subtractive system array of printed colors.

condensed printing

Printing in which the width of each character is approximately 60% of the width of standard characters. Useful for fitting wide tables or spreadsheets onto the paper.

contrast

The amount of difference between the darkest and lightest colors in an image. The greater the difference, the higher the contrast value.

cpi

See characters per inch.

default

A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on, reset, or initialized.

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