
Glossary
146 Glossary
Ddata. Information entered into or used
by a computer.
data bits. The number of data bits sent
in each transmission frame using the
serial interface.
default. A value, parameter, or
attribute that the printer uses when
none is specified.
document-on-demand. Your printer’s
capability to automatically move
paper from the print line to the tear off
bar upon completion of a print job.
dot-matrix printer. A printer that forms
characters by a pattern of dots.
dots-per-inch (dpi). The number of dots
printed within an inch horizontally
across the page.
double-high printing. Printing in
which the characters are twice as high
as the default characters.
double-strike. Characters are printed
twice on the same page location.
double-wide printing. Printing in which
the characters are twice as wide as the
default characters. This results in half
as many characters per inch.
draft-print (DP). A style of print used
for draft material. Compare with letter
quality.
DTR protocol. Hardware handshaking
protocol for RS-232 serial interface.
Eemphasized print type. A print type in
which characters are made bolder.
Ffont. A set of type of a given size and
style.
forms length. Also known as page
length, this is the length of a page. It
can be set from one line to a maximum
of 22 inches.
Gg/m2. Grams per square meter. Metric
measurement for paper weight.
Iinterface. Defines the method of
communication between the printer
and the terminal or computer. The two
common types of interface are parallel
and serial.
italic. A type style with characters that
slant to the right.
KKB/Kbyte. Kilobyte. The number of
bytes of storage. Equal to 1024 bytes.