Glossary
Glossary
ac
Alternating current.
ANSI size
An American standard media size; e.g. D, E
application
The software you use to create your drawings.
APS
Air Pressurization System
Centronics
A standard for the parallel interface between computer and device.
clipping
Losing part of a drawing at the edges.
CMYK
Cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors of the printer’s four inks, and also a standard color model.
coated paper
Paper coated on one side for inkjet printing.
default
A value or condition that is assumed if no other value or condition is specified.
device
An external item connected to the computer: printer, plotter, tape drive, etc. Your HP DesignJet is a device.
dpi
Dots per inch, a measure of print resolution.
driver
The software that controls the communication between a computer and a device.
front panel
The control panel on the right of the printer.
The structure of options in the
graphics language
A programming language telling a print device how to output graphic data.
grayscale
Shades of gray to represent colors.
A glossy, opaque, polyester media type.
A glossy, opaque photographic paper.