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GLOSSARY
ASCII
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American Standard Code for Information
Interchan,oe.
This standard defines
character set codes that are used for data interchange between data terminal equip-
ment. This code defines 96 displayed characters (64 without lowercase) and 32
nondisplayed control codes in terms of 7 bits plus an eighth bit for parity check.
B -Byte.
BASIC
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Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. A popular programming
language that is available on most personal computers.
bidirectional printing
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The printer prints a line from left to right, performs a line feed,
prints a line from right to left, and continues in this manner.
bit
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A contraction for binary digit. Either a 1 or a 0 digit is used to code information
for computer systems.
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buffer
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An electronic memory where text is stored for processing by the printer.
byte
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Eight bits equal one byte.
condensed printing
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17-
or 20-pitch printing.
control code
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A nonprintable ASCII code that is used to control a printer function.
cpi
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Characters per inch. Also known as pitch.
deselected
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A mode in which the printer cannot receive data from the host computer.
Also called offline mode.
dot mode
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A mode in which each dot pin on the print head is individually addressed by
. software.
double-strike
printirig
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A way of printing boldface characters. Each line is struck twice
by the print head.
DR
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Draft.
elongated printing
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Double-width printing of characters.
enhanced printing
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A way of printing boldface characters. The Pinwriter prints each
character a second time, the second character being spaced l/180 inch to the right of
the first character.
font
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A group of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols of a given size and
design, all with the same print weight.
hex dump
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A feature which prints out, in hexadecimal form, data sent to the printer,
thus enabling you to troubleshoot and debug software problems.
horizontal enlargement
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Double- or triple-width printing of characters.
H
Z
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Herts. A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.
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