Glossary

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized way of assigning codes to characters and control codes. The system is widely used by manufacturers of computers, printers, and software.

auto line feed

A printer feature in which each carriage return code (CR) is automatically accompanied by a line feed (LF) code.

bitmap font

The dot-by-dot representation of a font. Bitmap fonts are displayed on computer screens and printed on dot matrix printers. See outline font.

buffer

See memory.

character set

A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols used in a particular language.

cpi (characters per inch)

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

default

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

dots per inch (dpi)

The number of dots per inch is a measure of printer resolution. The higher the number of dots, the higher the resolution.

download

To transfer information from the computer to the printer.

download font

A font that is loaded into the printer's memory from an outside source, such as a computer. Also called soft font.

dpi

See dots per inch.

driver

The part of a software program that converts commands from the program into commands used by the printer. Also known as the printer driver.

drum

The part of the printer mechanism where the image is formed and transferred to the paper.

emulation

See printer emulation.

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