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Glossary

The following definitions apply specifically to printers.

application

A software program that helps you carry out a particular task, such as word
processing or financial planning.

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized coding
system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols.

banding

The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics. This occurs
when the print head is misaligned. See also MicroWeave.

bit

A binary digit (0 or 1), which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer
or computer.

brightness

The lightness or darkness of an image.

buffer

The portion of the printer's memory used to store data before printing it.

byte

A unit of information consisting of eight bits.

characters per inch (cpi)

A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.

CMYK

Cyan (blue-green), magenta, yellow, and black. These colored inks are used to
create the subtractive system array of printed colors.

color matching

A method of processing color data so that colors displayed on a computer screen
closely match colors in printouts. A variety of color-matching software is
available. See also ColorSync.

ColorSync

Macintosh software that is designed to help you get WYSIWIG (what you see is
what you get) color output. This software prints colors as you see them on your
screen.

cpi

See characters per inch.