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orientation
Refers to the direction in which characters are printed on a page.
This direction is either portrait with the text printed across the
width of the page, or landscape with the text printed across the
length of the page.
outline font
A font defined by mathematical equations. Outline fonts allow
certain attributes, such as size and orientation, to be changed. Also
called scalable font.
parallel interface
See interface.
parity
A method of checking the reliability of serial data transmission
between the computer and printer.
pitch
A measure of character width. Characters can be fixed pitch, where
the width is the same for all characters, or proportionally spaced,
with varying width. Pitch is a measure of the number of characters
per inch (cpi) for fixed-pitch fonts.
point size
The height of a particular typeface as measured from the top of
the tallest character to the bottom of the lowest. A point is a
typographic unit of measure equivalent to l/72 of an inch.
portrait
Printing that is oriented upright on the page (as opposed to
landscape, in which printing is oriented sideways on the page).
This is the standard orientation for printing letters or documents.
printer driver
See driver.
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