Glossary–11
read To retrieve data from memory or from mass storage (hard disk,
floppy diskette, etc.).
Ready mode Online. The printer is ready to receive and process commands and
data.
reset To turn off, deactivate, disable, or return to a previously
determined state.
resolution A measure expressing the number of component units in a given
range used to create an image; in printing, expressed as the
number of dots per inch (dpi) horizontally and vertically.
ROM Read Only Memory. Programs, instructions, and routines
permanently stored in the printer that cannot be written to.
Information in ROM is not lost when power is powered off.
(ROM–resident fonts are fonts permanently stored in a printer
and available at any time via software commands to the printer.)
Roman An NLQ type style in which the characters are upright and the
edges of the characters have a serif. This sentence is printed in a
Roman type style.
RTS Request To Send.
S
SA Set Attribute.
SAA Systems Application Architecture.
sans serif An NLQ type style in which the characters are upright and
blocked. This sentence is printed in a sans serif type style.
SCS System Network Architecture (SNA) Character String. Usually
commands to set printer format, etc.
serial communications The sequential transmission of data, in which each element is
transferred in succession.
set To turn on, activate, invoke, or enable.
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