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Avery Dennison 6035 Programmer Manual Rev.CA 6/01 User Manual

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Glossary 1

G L O S S A R Y

Following is a list of terms you must be familiar with to write
printer applications.

T e r m

Definition

Application
Buffer

The programmer-defined buffer in the
application used to save the data from a scan.

Attribute

The way a character appears on the printer’s
display: in normal or reverse video.

Calibrate

The automated process where the printer
determines the size, length and type of the
supplies it is using.

Disk Image

A simulated diskette loaded into a flash ROM in
the printer. It contains all parts of a diskette,
including a file allocation table, data files, and
the application.

Display Page

Any of four virtual pages that the printer can
display (one at a time) on the physical display.
An application can write data to a display page
behind-the-scenes, and display it when ready.

Flash ROM

A type of memory you load with the disk image
you create. It is read-only, except when you
load the disk image. The printer has two flash
ROMs.

Motion Control
subsystem

The printer subsystem that controls how paper
feeds through the printer.

MPCLII

Monarch Printer Control Language II. This
language describes the commands that drive
the printer. Refer to the MPCLII Packet
Reference Manual
for more information.