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D
Decipoint One tenth of a point. A unit of measurement equal to 1/
720 inch.
See also
point.
Default A value, parameter, attribute, or option assigned by a
program or system when another is not specified by the
user.
Diagnostic Pertainsto the detection and isolation of printer
malfunctionsor mistakes.
Disable Todeactivate or set to OFF.
E
Emulation Refers to the ability of a printer to execute the
commands of another printer language or protocol.
Enable ToactivateorsettoON.
Escape sequence Two or more bytes that describe a specific printer
control function. In an escape sequence, the first byte is
always theASCII ESC character. (
See also
command
sequence, SFCC.)
Expanded Afont enh ancement referring to larger-than-normal
character width with no change in character height.
F
False Off or zero.
Compare with
true.
Family (or type) A set of all variations and sizes of a type style.
Fixed-pitchfonts
See
font, monospaced.
Font The complete set of a given size of type, including
characters, symbols, figures, punctuation marks,
ligatures, signs, and accents. To fully describe a font,
you must specify seven characteristics: 1) type family,
2) spacing (proportional or monospaced), 3) type size
(12 point, 14 point, etc.), 4) scale factor (character
height/width ratio), 5) type style, 6) character weight,
and 7) character proportion (normal, condensed,
expanded).