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D
data.
Information entered into or used
by a computer.
data bits.
The number of data bits sent
in each transmission frame using the
serial interface.
default.
A value, parameter, or
attribute that the printer uses when
none is specified.
document-on-demand.
Your printer’s
capability to automatically move
paper from the print line to the tear off
bar upon completion of a print job.
dot-matrix printer.
A printer that forms
characters by a pattern of dots.
dots-per-inch (dpi)
. The number of dots
printed within an inch horizontally
across the page.
double-high printing.
Printing in
which the characters are twice as high
as the default characters.
double-strike.
Characters are printed
twice on the same page location.
double-wide printing.
Printing in which
the characters are twice as wide as the
default characters. This results in half
as many characters per inch.
draft-print (DP).
A style of print used
for draft material. Compare with letter
quality.
DTR protocol.
Hardware handshaking
protocol for RS-232 serial interface.
E
emphasized print type.
A print type in
which characters are made bolder.
F
font.
A set of type of a given size and
style.
forms length.
Also known as page
length, this is the length of a page. It
can be set from one line to a maximum
of 22 inches.
G
g/m
2
.
Grams per square meter. Metric
measurement for paper weight.
I
interface.
Defines the method of
communication between the printer
and the terminal or computer. The two
common types of interface are parallel
and serial.
italic.
A type style with characters that
slant to the right.
K
KB/Kbyte.
Kilobyte. The number of
bytes of storage. Equal to 1024 bytes.