I

ipm

inches per minute: The speed at which graphics are

 

plotted.

Interface

The hardware components used to link two devices by

 

common physical interconnection, signal, and

 

functional characteristics.

International

 

Language

Character set in which characters have been

 

rearranged according to a substitution table for use in a

 

different country.

Invoke

To put into effect or operation.

Italic

A type style in which characters are slanted. This

 

sentence is set in italics.

 

L

lpi

lines per inch: a measurement indicating the vertical

 

spacing between successive lines of text. For example,

 

8 lpi is 8 printed lines per vertical inch.

lpm

lines per minute: A measurement indicating the number

 

of lines printed per minute. (lpm usually defines the

 

speed at which text prints.)

M

Memory

See RAM.

N

Nonvolatile memory Nonvolatile memory stores variables that must be preserved when the printer is turned off, such as configuration parameters and printer usage statistics. Nonvolatile memory is preserved because RAM is housed on the controller board, which contains an independent, battery-operated power supply. When printer power is turned off, the battery supplies the power needed to keep stored data active. Nonvolatile memory also includes storage on disk.

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