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Reviewing the Glossary of Terms (continued)
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Cache | A type of memory buffer to store data temporarily, used to hold |
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| information that is most often exchanged between contRoller and |
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| peripheral, to expedite data transfer. |
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Calibrating | A procedure to adjust an |
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| operates within established parameters. |
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Cleaning Roller | High tack Rollers positioned just after the input Hopper to lift |
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| debris off the card as it rolls over it. A clean card surface improves |
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| print quality. |
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CD (Compact Disc) | A |
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| read from using a laser. |
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DMA (Direct Memory | Channels designated within the Windows operating environment |
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Access) | that are used for dedicated |
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| the PC and the Printer port. |
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Centronics | A parallel communications interface that has become the |
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| standard for connections to Printers, designed by the Centronics |
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Coercivity | The property of a Magnetic Stripe that indicates the amount of |
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| force needed before magnetic saturation, measured in Oersted |
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Color matching | The process of adjusting color hue, saturation and brightness, to |
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| duplicate a desired color. An algorithm within the Driver, which |
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| adjusts the color balance and provides output with the desired |
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| color, automates this process. |
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Compressed air | Air stored in a tank or produced by an aerosol can, delivered by |
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| through nozzle at a high speed. Used in the Printer to blow out |
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| debris. |
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Contrast | The degree of difference in luminance of two areas. |
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Control panel | The panel on the Printer from which the user can control Printer |
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| functions. The Printer is usually composed of the control buttons |
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| and an LED or LCD display. |
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