Garmin DTC300 manual Pvc

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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”)	Proximity cards allow access and tracking utilizing contactless
Card	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.
Resident Font	A set of characters loaded into the Printer memory that can be
	programmed to print those characters on the card without
	rasterizing the image.
Resin	A semisolid material.
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