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GLOSSARY

ANSI American National Standards Institute.

ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

baud rate The rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial

interface. This is usually the same as bits-per-second.

binary Base two numbering system. Digits are represented by the

characters 0 and 1.

bit A single binary digit.

control code A single, non-printing character which is used to control the

configuration or operation of the printer.

character pitch The horizontal spacing of characters. Measured in cpi.

cpi Characters-per-inch.

cps Characters-per-second.

current line The line upon which the next character will be printed.

current print position The column on the current line where the next character will

be printed.

default Value or configuration that is assumed when the printer is

turned on or reset.

dpi Dots-per-inch. Generally used to refer to graphics density or

resolution.

draft Refers to the draft font.

EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.

escape sequence String of characters beginning with the escape (ESC)

character which is used to control the configuration or

operation of the printer. The characters which are part of

this string are not printed.

fast draft Refers to the fast draft font.

font A group of characters of a given shape or style.

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