condensed

A print width approximately 60% of the width of standard characters. For example, condensed pica has 17 characters per inch (cpi). Formerly called compressed.

C o n f i g u r e

To prepare a piece of equipment or a program so that it will work with other equipment.

Continuous-feed-paper

This paper has pin-feed holes in half-inch tear-off strips on each side and is perforated between pages. After printing you remove the tear- off strips and separate the pages Also called fan-fold paper.

Control code

The ASCII standard includes codes for printable characters and 33 other codes, which are caked control codes. These are the codes for such functions as sounding the beeper and performing a carriage return.

Cut sheet feeder

See Automatic sheet feeder.

Data dump

A troubleshooting feature. When the printer is in the data dump mode, each code that it receives is printed in hexadecimal notation. Sometimes called hex dump.

Decimal

See Number systems.

Default

Values or settings that take effect when the equipment is turned on, reset, or initialized. For example, pica width is usually the default width, which means that the printer prints in pica unless it is told to use another width.

DIP switches

Small switches in a printer that control various printer functions. DIP stands for Dual In-line Package. These switches can change the printer’s defaults.

Dot graphics

A graphic design formed by patterns of dots.

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