Printronix ANSI Printer manual Lac, Lcd, Led, Mpl, Mpp

Appendix C

	bar codes, and many alphanumeric text-generation
	capabilities.
initialization	A series of processes and self-tests to set power-up
	default conditions and parameters.
interface	The hardware components used to link two devices
	by common physical interconnection, signal, and
	functional characteristics.
invoke	To put into effect or operation.
ipm	inches per minute. A measurement of the speed of a
	printer printing in graphics print mode (plotting
	speed).
italic	A slanted type style. This sentence is printed in an
	italic type style.
	L
LAC	Load Alternate Characters.
LF	Line Feed.
landscape	Printed perpendicular to the paper motion.
LCD	Liquid-Crystal Display. The LCD is located on the
	operator panel. Its purpose is to communicate
	information to the operator concerning the operating
	state of the printer.
LED	Light Emitting Diode.
logical link	The parameters that specify data transfer, control, or
	communication operations.
lpi	lines per inch. A measurement indicating the vertical
	spacing between successive lines of text. For
	example, 8 lpi means 8 lines of text for every vertical
	inch.
lpm	lines per minute: A speed measurement indicating
	the number of lines printed every minute. (lpm
	usually defines the speed at which text prints.)
	M
monospaced	See font, monospaced.
MM	Millimeter.
MPL	Maximum Page Length. Also known as forms length.
	The number of lines that can be printed on a page.
MPP	Maximum Print Position. Also called line length.

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