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Section 18: Glossary of Terms
Term Definition
LoCo (Low
Coercivity)
The Coercivity value of magnetic media between 250 - 600 Oe
(ISO 7811-2). Fargo's Low Coercivity encodes at 300 Oe.
LPT Port (Line
Printer Port)
The system abbreviation for a PC's parallel Printer port.
Mag encoding The process of orienting successive magnetic bits to produce a
serial data string.
Mag stripe An area of the card with an applied or impregnated ferrous
material that can hold encoded data through a series of
prescribed polarity changes.
Mag Track An area of a magnetic strip running the length of the card, with a
given width and position, constitutes a track. This is the area
dedicated to one data string, restricted to specific rules of format.
ISO standards specify three Magnetic Tracks on the back of a
card. The JIS standard specifies one track on the front.
Mag Verify A process to confirm proper magnetic encoding. After encoding,
the information is read off back and compared to the intended
string.
MB (Megabyte) A unit of storage that equals 1,048,576 bytes.
Memory A generic term for any device that stores digital information using
magnetic media or digital chip storage device.
Menu A descriptive list of headings above nested functions that aid
navigation to a specific operation. These are found in computer
applications, with the heading at the top of a subset of like
functions. They are also on the Printer LCD control panel.
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