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, non-printing character which is used to control the configuration or

 

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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