Printek 4503 - Manual (Page 165)

Glossary 1
GLOSSARY
ANSI American National Standards Institute.
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
baud rate The rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial
interface. This is usually the same as bits per second.
binary Base two numbering system. Digits are represented by the
characters 0 and 1.
bit A single binary digit.
control code A single, non-printing character which is used to control
the configuration or operation of the printer.
character pitch The horizontal spacing of characters. Measured in cpi.
cpi Characters per inch.
cps Characters per second.
current line The line upon which the next character will be printed.
current print position The column on the current line where the next character
will be printed.
default Value or configuration assumed when the printer is
powered on or reset.
dpi Dots per inch. Generally used to refer to graphics density
or resolution.
draft Refers to the draft (high speed) font.
EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.
escape sequence String of characters beginning with the escape (ESC)
character which is used to control the configuration or
operation of the printer. The characters which are part of
this string are not printed.