Glossary

media

Materials upon which data is printed, such as envelopes, plain

 

paper, special paper, and transparency film.

MicroWeave

Printing technology that produces images in fine increments to

 

reduce the possibility of banding. See also banding.

parallel interface

See interface.

print queue

Print jobs that are sent to the printer while it is busy are stored

 

in a waiting line, or print queue, until they can be printed.

printable area

The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller

 

than the physical size of the page because of margins.

printer driver

See driver.

proportional printing

Printing in which the width of the character varies from

 

character to character. For example, a capital W receives much

 

more space than a lowercase i.

reset

To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command,

 

an INIT signal, or by turning the printer off and then back on.

resolution

The number of dots per inch used to represent an image. The

 

higher the resolution or print quality, the more detailed and

 

realistic the image.

scalable fonts

Fonts that can be enlarged or reduced. Non-scalable fonts

 

(bitmap fonts) can’t change in size.

screen pattern

This feature prints shaded areas as they appear on screen,

 

instead of printing them as halftones.

serial interface

See interface.

spool manager

A software program that converts print data into codes that

 

your printer understands.

status monitor

A software program that allows you to check the printer’s status,

 

such as the amount of ink remaining before printing.

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