Xerox 701P21091 manual

Glossary

fixed pitch Font set in which every character cell has the same width. In reference to character sets, this term describes typefaces in which all character cells are of equal width; monospaced as opposed to proportional spaced.

fixed spacing Arrangement of characters on a line so that all characters occupy the same amount of horizontal space.

floating accent Nonspacing accent characters that can be combined with characters and printed as a composite.

form 1. Compiled forms source library (.FSL) file. 2. Printed or typed document with blank spaces for inserting information. Specific arrangement of lines, text, and graphics stored in a computer under an identifying name. Page of data that, when preceded by proper commands, is stored on the system disk as a permanent file. It may be merged with variable data by a form start command. See also FDL; FSL.

format 1. Layout of a document, including margins, page length, line spacing, typeface, and so on. 2. In data storage, the way the surface of a disk is organized to store data. 3. To prepare the surface of a disk for acceptance of data.

form feed Keyboard or printer control character that causes the printer to skip the top of the next page.

FPS formatting print service

FSL forms source library. Uncompiled collection of user-created files containing FDL commands. See also FDL; form.

FST font specification table

GCR group code recording mode. Refers to the specific density of data (such as 6250 bpi) as it is recorded on tape, which is measured in bits per inch (bpi).

grid unit Smallest rectangle enclosed by horizontal and vertical lines on a grid. The size of a grid unit is expressed as the length of one side of a rectangle.

gsm grams per square meter

halftone screen A tool used in offset printing, typesetting, and laser printing to convert a continuous tone (such as photographic) image to dots, which allows the image to be rendered accurately in these printing processes.

HCF high-capacity feeder. Feeder tray capable of holding 2500 sheets of 20 pound/75 gsm paper. The high-capacity feeder trays are the primary paper supply for the DP180/ DocuPrint 180MX LPS. They are located in the bottom half of the feeder/ stacker modules.

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