Epson EPL-8000 Printer User Manual


 
Glossary
application program
Any software program designed to carry out a particular task.
For example, word processing or graphics packages are application
programs.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A
standardized way of assigning numerical codes to characters and
control codes. The system is widely used by manufacturers of
computers, printers, and software.
auto line feed
When this feature is enabled using SelecType, each carriage return
code (CR) is automatically accompanied by a line feed (LF) code.
baud rate
A measure of the speed of data transmission. It is used when
setting up the serial interface between the computer and printer.
binary
See number systems.
bit
A binary digit
(0
or
1),
which is the smallest unit of information
used by a printer or computer. See also number systems.
bit image graphics
A graphics design formed by patterns of dots. Also called dot
graphics.
bitmap font
A font that is defined with specific attributes such as size and
weight. See outline font.
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