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Glossary of Terms (continued)

Term

Definition

 

 

 

 

Printhead

The device on a Printer that produces the image on the media.

 

 

 

 

PVC

Abbreviation for polyvinyl chloride, often called vinyl. PVC is the

 

 

component of the 0.002 thick clear, dye receptive film on the

 

 

surface of the identification card and is the primary component of

 

 

the identification card cores.

 

 

 

 

Queue

A sequence of files or sets of data, awaiting transmission or

 

 

processing.

 

 

 

 

Proximity (Prox) Card

Proximity cards allow access and tracking utilizing contactless

 

 

technology, usually by communicating through a built-in antenna.

 

 

 

 

Prox Card Encoder

The FARGO prox card Encoder uses an HID ProxPoint® Plus

 

 

reader mounted on the e-card docking Station inside the

 

 

Printer/Encoder. The ProxPoint is a read only device producing a

 

 

Wiegand signal that is converted to RS-232 using a Cypress

 

 

Computer Systems CVT-2232. Application programs can read

 

 

information from HID prox cards via a RS-232 signal through a

 

 

dedicated DB-9 port on the outside of the Printer labeled Prox.

 

 

 

 

RAM (Random

A storage device for digital information to be held temporarily, to

 

Access Memory)

facilitate processing.

 

 

 

 

Rasterize

The process of converting the elements of a graphic into a bitmap

 

 

to be printed.

 

 

 

 

Reboot

Cycling the power to the Printer so that it resets and reinitializes.

 

 

 

 

Registration

The quality of the alignment of the separate primary-color images:

 

 

YMCK.

 

 

 

 

Resin

A semi-solid material.

 

 

 

 

 

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