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Glossary of Terms (continued)

Term	Definition
Spooling	Rather than moving a print job directly to the Printer, the job is
	written to the disk so that the user can access the application
	faster while Windows takes care of printing in the background.
SS (Start Sentinel)	The character denoting the end of a magnetic data string.
Stacker	The device that moves the finished cards onto the output column
	ordering them "First In, First Out".
Stepper Motor	A Motor whose shaft turns in discrete steps, rather than
	continuously.
String	A sequence of characters that form a line of data.
Surface mount	A method of mounting circuit elements onto the surface of a
	circuit board, attached at solder pads, rather than through holes in
	the board.
Surge Protector	An electronic device, placed in serial to the Printer's power
	supply, that prevents damage to the Printer from electronic surges
	and electrical current that is outside of the normal parameters.
Switch box	An electromechanical device to which a user may connect several
	peripheral devices to the parallel port simultaneously, yet using
	the selector switch to designate the active port.
TAC	Thermal Acceptance Composite cards. Card stock produced by
	laminating sheets of PVC with sheets of PET for better thermal
	distortion resistance. Ultra III cards.
Temp file	A temporary file, generated automatically by Windows, to store
	the information for an active document. Windows should delete
	these files when the application is closed.
Test-print	A file stored in or generated through windows that is sent to the
	Printer to test basic functionality.
Thermistor	An electronic resistor on the printhead with a resistance value that
	varies in proportion to the heat to which it is exposed.
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