emphasized printing
A way of producing darker characters. In a single pass of the print head, characters receive twice the number of dots.
ESC (escape) code
A special control code used to begin most printer commands.
ESC/P
Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. The system of commands lets you perform software control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all Epson printers and supported by most application software for personal computers.
font
A font is a style of type designated by a family name.
form
In printer terminology, a form normally refers to a page.
form feed
Refers to both a control code and a panel button that advances the paper to the top of the next page.
graphics character sets
The graphics character sets contain international accented characters, Greek characters, and character graphics for printing lines, comers, and shaded areas. Also called code page tables.
hexadecimal (hex)
See number systems.
initialize
To establish the initial default status of the printer by turning the printer on or by sending an INIT signal or code.
input buffer
The memory in the printer in which data sent from the computer is stored while waiting to be printed.
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