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A color depth for an image that uses 8 bits for each color (red, |
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| blue, green) combining the possible 256 shades to provide a color |
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| depth of 16.7 million colors. |
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AC - Alternating | An electrical current that reverses its direction at regular intervals |
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Current | (typically 50 - 60 times a second). |
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Access Card | The card for the SmartGuard security system. A cared with |
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| embedded electronics that can be removed from the Printer, |
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| locking the Printer and preventing unauthorized use. |
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Adhesion | The firm attachment of a material to the card surface, confirmed |
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| by using the Tape Test |
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| (Scotch 600 or equivelent) off the card at 1 sec/in to see if any |
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| material is pulled off by the tape. |
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Algebraic | A type of color matching that takes the colors value of pixels and |
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| applies them to an algebraic equation to adjust the levels of hue, |
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| saturation, and brightness. |
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ANSI (American | The United States Representative to ISO, providing |
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National Standards | standardization for U.S. Manufactures prior, or in addition, to |
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Institute) | acceptance by ISO. |
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AS400 | An IBM operating system running on a main frame. DTC500 |
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| Fargo Printers are built with fonts saved in the Printer memory so |
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| users of AS400 can write escape codes and print from the Printer. |
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ASCII (American | A standard for processing information in computer processors. |
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Standard Code for | An |
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Information | numbers, letters, punctuation, and special characters. |
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Interchange) |
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AT | Refers to an IBM standard in early computing with regard to the |
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| chipset and function of the Parallel Port, set up in the BIOS. |
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B (Black) | Black |
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| panel using resin by the use of B for |
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| denotes resin black. |
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