Glossary
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Glossary
A
A4 paper.
Paper size that is 210 x 297
mm (8.27 x 11.7 in.)
all-points-addressable (APA).
The
ability to address and print or not print
each picture element on a display
surface.
application software.
Software
products such as spreadsheets and
word-processing programs designed
for use on a personal computer.
audible alarm.
An alarm that is
activated when an event occurs that
may require operator attention or
intervention for printer operation. For
example, an out-of-paper condition.
Also called a beeper.
automatic interface switching.
Printer
function that senses the active
interface.
B
bidirectional.
Printing left-to-right
then right-to-left.
bold.
A heavy-faced type; also called
boldface or emphasized.
bps.
Bits per second.
buffer.
Temporary storage area for
holding input or output data.
C
characters-per-inch (cpi).
The number
of characters printed within an inch
horizontally across a page. Used to
measure the character spacing of a
printer.
characters-per-second (cps).
The
number of characters that are printed
in 1 second. Used to measure the
printing speed of a printer.
code page.
A set of 256 graphic designs
(characters) associated with unique
code values from 0 through 255. Code
page 437 is U.S.A. font and code page
850 is multilingual font. Code page 858
contains the character.
condensed print mode.
A print mode
in which character spacing is 17.1
characters per inch. Also called
compressed print mode.
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