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condensed
A print width approximately 60% of the width of standard characters.
For example, condensed pica has 17 characters per inch (cpi).
Formerly called compressed.
Configure
To prepare a piece of equipment or a program so that it will work
with other equipment.
Continuous-feed-paper
This paper has pin-feed holes in half-inch tear-off strips on each side
and is perforated between pages. After printing you remove the tear-
off strips and separate the pages Also called fan-fold paper.
Control code
The ASCII standard includes codes for printable characters and 33
other codes, which are caked control codes. These are the codes for
such functions as sounding the beeper and performing a carriage
return.
Cut sheet feeder
See Automatic sheet feeder.
Data dump
A troubleshooting feature. When the printer is in the data dump
mode, each code that it receives is printed in hexadecimal notation.
Sometimes called hex dump.
Decimal
See Number systems.
Default
Values or settings that take effect when the equipment is turned on,
reset, or initialized. For example, pica width is usually the default
width, which means that the printer prints in pica unless it is told to
use another width.
DIP switches
Small switches in a printer that control various printer functions. DIP
stands for Dual In-line Package. These switches can change the
printer’s
defaults.
Dot graphics
A graphic design formed by patterns of dots.
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