bold

A print enhancement that produces darker than normal characters and is typically used to add emphasis to a document. Bold is also offered as a font attribute. See weight.

buffer

See memory.

byte

A unit of information consisting of eight bits. A byte usually corresponds to one character or code.

cache

The area of memory that stores internally generated fonts.

character set

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

character spacing

Refers to two methods for horizontal character placement - fixed pitch and proportional spacing.

characters per inch (cpi)

A measure of the size of fixed-pitch text characters.

control codes

Special codes used to control printer functions such as sounding the beeper and performing a carriage return or line feed.

cpi

See characters per inch

data dump mode

See hex dump mode.

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