| Glossary |
media | Materials upon which data is printed, such as envelopes, plain |
| paper, special paper, and transparencies. |
Micro Piezo | Ink jet technology that uses an electronic pulse to precisely force |
| the ink through the print head. This results in smaller, cleaner |
| dots, sharp lines, and crisp text. |
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. |
print server | The computer connected to the printer. It receives the jobs and |
| then distributes them to the assigned printer. It also holds extra |
| print jobs while the printer is busy. See also print queue. |
printable area | The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller |
| than the physical size of the page due to margins. |
printer driver | See driver. |
RAM | Random Access Memory. The area of your computer’s memory |
| that runs programs and stores data. |
reset | To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command |
| or 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. |
ROM | Read Only Memory. Memory area in your printer or computer |
| that cannot be modified. ROM retains its contents when you |
| turn off the printer or computer. |
saturation | The depth or vibrancy of a color; the amount of gray. |
serial interface | See interface. |