Compaq P5000 Series User Manual
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Appendix D
serif
A short line stemming from and at an angle to the upper
or lower end of the stroke of a letter or number character.
set
To turn on, activate, invoke, or enable.
SFCC
Abbrev. for special function control character. The first
character in a printer command sequence. In P-Series
emulation mode, you can select 0 though 7F as the
SFCC. In Epson FX and Proprinter emulation mode, the
SFCC must always be the ASCII ESC character.
See also command sequence and escape sequence.
size, type
See point.
slewing
Rapid vertical paper movement.
spacing
See font, proportional and font, monospaced.
start bits
In serial data transfer, a signal indicating the beginning of
a character or data element.
stop bits
In serial data transfer, a signal indicating the end of a
character or data element.
string
Two or more bytes of data or code treated as a unit.
style, type
See type style.
symbol set
See character set.
T
type family
See typeface.
type size
See point.
type style
Refers to either the upright or italic character style in a
specific font family. Roman is upright, italic is slanted.
typeface
A descriptive name or brand name that identifies a
particular design of type. Examples are: Courier,
Helvetica, and Swiss. Also called type family.
typographic font
See font, proportional.
V
VFU
Abbrev. for vertical format unit.
A
serif