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alphanumeric Indicating letters, numerals, and characters such as
punctuation marks.
backfeed When the printer pulls the media and ribbon (if used) back-
ward into the printer so that the beginning of the label to be printed
is properly positioned behind the printhead. Backfeed occurs when
operating the printer in tear-off, peel-off, or cutter mode.
bar code A code by which alphanumeric characters can be represented
by a series of adjacent stripes of different widths. Many different
code schemes exist, such as the universal product code (UPC) or
Code 39.
calibration (of a printer) A process in which the printer determines
some basic information needed to print accurately with a particular
media and ribbon combination. To do this, the printer feeds some
media and ribbon (if used) through the printer and senses whether
to use the direct thermal or thermal transfer print method,and (if
using non-continuous media) the length of individual labels or
tags.
character set The set of all letters, numerals, punctuation marks,
and other characters that can be expressed by a particular font or
barcode.
check digit A character added to a barcode symbol that indicates to
the scanner that it has read the symbol correctly.
continuous media Label or tagstock media that has no notch, gap, or
web (backing material only) to separate the labels or tags - the
media is one long piece of material.
core diameter The inside diameter of the cardboard core at the center
of a roll of media or ribbon.
cutter A device that can cut the media into individual labels or tags
immediately after it is printed.
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