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Glossary
Glossary
L
letter quality.
A denser print mode that
enhances the quality of print
characters. Compare with draft-print.
lines per inch (lpi).
Number of lines of
text printed in a vertical inch.
lines per page (LPP)
. Unit of measure
used with lines per inch to set form
length.
load position.
The line position of the
paper where the first line prints. Also
referred to as the Top-Of-Form (TOF).
M
macro.
Printer setting to store
document formats.
mode.
A style of printer output.
O
offline.
Mode in which the printer is
not communicating with the
computer.
online.
Mode in which the printer is
communicating with the computer.
overscore.
A line printed over a
character.
P
parallel interface.
A type of connection
that links a printer to a computer, by
which all 8 bits of a character are sent
at the same time.
park.
A means to disable the
continuous forms operation while
single sheets or envelopes are printed.
pinfeed.
A device that guides and feeds
paper by means of pins that engage
perforations in the paper.
pitch.
A unit of type width based on
the number of characters that can be
placed in a linear inch. For example, 10
pitch type prints 10 characters-per-
inch.
point size.
A unit of size of characters
equal to 1/72 inch vertically.
PPDS.
Personal printer data stream.
printer driver.
A file that allows an
application program to communicate
with a printer.
printer functions setting.
The settings
that determine how the printer
operates.
proportional spacing.
Spacing of
characters according to their natural
width.