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Glossary of terms – Printek 850 Series User Manual

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

ANSI

American National Standards Institute.

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information
Interchange.

baud rate

The bit rate at which characters are transmitted
over a serial interface.

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 that is assumed when
the printer is turned on or reset.

DF

Draft Font.