Paper guides
Paper out
Paper tray
Parallel cable
Parallel interface
Parity checking
Parking paper
Pitch
Platen
Port
Devices which hold single sheets so that they are fed into the printer correctly.
Printer function which automati- cally detects when the paper has run out and stops printing.
Part of the printer which holds paper for feeding into the printer. The tray can hold up to
Standard cable for connecting the printer to a computer.
An interface which transfers data between the computer and the printer 8 bits at a time.
A way of checking that informa- tion sent over a serial interface has been received correctly.
Printer function that allows you to print on single sheets without removing fanfold paper.
The number of characters in a
Roller that guides paper through the printer and provides a solid surface against which the print head can make an impression on the paper.
Socket in the back of a computer through which a computer com- municates with other devices, such as the printer.