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Reviewing the Glossary of Terms (continued)

Term

Definition

 

 

 

 

Cache

A type of memory buffer to store data temporarily, used to hold

 

 

information that is most often exchanged between contRoller and

 

 

peripheral, to expedite data transfer.

 

 

 

 

Calibrating

A procedure to adjust an electro-mechanical device so that it

 

 

operates within established parameters.

 

 

 

 

Cleaning Roller

High tack Rollers positioned just after the input Hopper to lift

 

 

debris off the card as it rolls over it. A clean card surface improves

 

 

print quality.

 

 

 

 

CD (Compact Disc)

A 4.75-inch (12 cm) optical disk that stores data, written too and

 

 

read from using a laser.

 

 

 

 

DMA (Direct Memory

Channels designated within the Windows operating environment

 

Access)

that are used for dedicated high-speed communication between

 

 

the PC and the Printer port.

 

 

 

 

Centronics

A parallel communications interface that has become the

 

 

standard for connections to Printers, designed by the Centronics

 

 

Corp.

 

 

 

 

Coercivity

The property of a Magnetic Stripe that indicates the amount of

 

 

force needed before magnetic saturation, measured in Oersted

 

 

(Oe).

 

 

 

 

Color matching

The process of adjusting color hue, saturation and brightness, to

 

 

duplicate a desired color. An algorithm within the Driver, which

 

 

adjusts the color balance and provides output with the desired

 

 

color, automates this process.

 

 

 

 

Compressed air

Air stored in a tank or produced by an aerosol can, delivered by

 

 

through nozzle at a high speed. Used in the Printer to blow out

 

 

debris.

 

 

 

 

Contrast

The degree of difference in luminance of two areas.

 

 

 

 

Control panel

The panel on the Printer from which the user can control Printer

 

 

functions. The Printer is usually composed of the control buttons

 

 

and an LED or LCD display.

 

 

 

 

 

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