FUJITSU 10 ppm - Manual (Page 134)

User’s Manual GL-1
GLOSSARY
Glossary
Application software
A program that performs a particular task on a computer. Examples are
word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.
Baud
The speed of data transmission measured in bits per second. Baud rates
apply to data transmission through the printer’s serial interface. Baud is
also called baud rate.
For example, 1200 baud is approximately equal to 120 characters per
second.
Bit
A binary digit, or bit, is the smallest unit of information in a computer’s
memory. A bit can have the value 0 or 1, which represents the OFF and
ON state in a computer’s memory. Eight bits equals one byte.
Bit map
An image representation in which each point in the image is separately
defined. For monochrome images, each point is defined by a single unit
of information. For color images, each point is defined by several units of
information, representing the different color elements.
The characters produced by a dot matrix printer are a kind of bit map.
Each character image is created by defining the points in the dot matrix as
either on or off.
Example: