Glossary
The following definitions apply specifically to printers. If a word is italicized, see that topic for more information.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols.
auto line feed
When this feature is selected in the
bidirectional printing
Printing in which the print head prints in both directions. This increases the speed of printing.
bif
A binary digit (0 or 1); this is the basic unit of information used by a printer or computer.
buffer
The portion of the printer’s memory used to store data before printing it.
A unit of information consisting of eight bits.
characters per inch &pi)
A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.