Parity checking
Parking paper
Pitch
Pitch lock mode
Platen
Platen knob
Port
Portrait
PostScript font
Away of checking that informa-
tion sent over aserial 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
one-inch line of text.
Mode inwhich font selection can
only be made from the printer’s
control panel.
Roller that guides paper through
the printer and provides asolid
surface against which the print
head can make an impression on
the paper.
Printer wheel that allows you to
advance paper manually.
Socket in the back of acomputer
through which acomputer com-
municates with other devices,
such as the printer.
Portrait mode is when adocu-
ment is printed on paper with
the longest sides of the paper at
the sides.
Type of scalable font similar to
Tfie’&pe fonts. PostScript fonts
can be printed if you have
installed the Adobe Type Man-
ager program on your computer.
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