GLOSSARY
ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange. |
baud rate | The rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial interface. This is usually |
| the same as bits per second. |
binary | Base two numbering system. Digits are represented by the characters 0 and 1. |
bit | A single binary digit. |
control code | A single, |
| operation of the printer. |
character pitch | The horizontal spacing of characters. Measured in cpi. |
cpi | Characters per inch. |
cps | Characters per second. |
current line | The line upon which the next character will be printed. |
current print position | The column on the current line where the next character will be printed. |
default | Value or configuration assumed when the printer is powered on or reset. |
dpi | Dots per inch. Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution. |
draft | Refers to the draft (high speed) font. |
EBCDIC | Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. |
escape sequence | String of characters beginning with the escape (ESC) character which is used to |
| control the configuration or operation of the printer. The characters which are part |
| of this string are not printed. |
font | A group of characters of a given shape or style. |
hexadecimal | Base sixteen numbering system. Digits are represented by the characters 0 through |
| 9 and a through f. |
interface | The connection between the printer and the host computer. |
LCD | Liquid crystal display. |
LED | Light emitting diode. |
line pitch | The vertical spacing of characters. Measured in lpi. |
lpi | Lines per inch. |
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