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Glossary
The following definitions apply specifically to printers. If a word is
italicized, see that topic for more information.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized
coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols.
auto
line feed
When this feature is selected in the default-setting mode, each
carriage-return code (CR) is automatically followed by a line-feed
(LF)
code.
bidirectional
printing
Printing in which the print head prints in both directions. This increases
the speed of printing.
bif
A binary digit
(0
or
1);
this is the basic unit of information used by a
printer or computer.
buffer
The portion of the printer’s memory used to store data before printing it.
A unit of information consisting of eight bits.
characters per inch
&pi)
A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.
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