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high-gloss photo

A glossy, opaque photographic

paper.

HP-GL

One of Hewlett-Packard’s standard

graphics languages for plotters and printers.
Produces vector data. Forerunner to HP-GL/2.

HP-GL/2

One of Hewlett-Packard’s standard

graphics languages for plotters and printers.
Produces vector data. Newer than HP-GL.

I/O

Input/output. The transmission of data

between a computer and a device.

inked area

The smallest rectangle that contains

all the content of the drawing, while maintaining the
drawings relative dimensions.

ISO size

An international standard paper size; e.g.

A1, A2, etc.

JIS size

A Japanese standard paper size.

LAN

Local area network.

long-axis plotting

Plotting a page whose X-axis

(the axis vertical to the plotter as you look at it from
the front) is longer than a standard page size.

margin

The space around the page added by the

plotter to separate one page from another and to
avoid printing right to the edge of the media.

matte

Not glossy.

matte film

Opaque, polyester media type (not

glossy).

media

The material, usually paper, onto which the

plotter prints.

media bin

The media catcher situated below the

plotter.

MIO

Modular input/output. Refers to the

plotter’s network interface.

nesting

Placing two or more plots side-by-side on

the media to avoid waste.

opaque bond

A matte paper media.

palette

A set of logical pens defined by color and

width.

PJL

Printer job language. A programming

language that controls jobs going to a printer or
plotter.

PML

Printer management language.

parallel interface

A type of interface between

computer and device. Generally faster than a serial
interface.

pen

Even though the plotter has no physical pens,

the lines it draws match the attributes of a pen.

platen

The exterior part of the plotter on which

the media rests before going into the media-entry
slot.

plotting area

Page size minus margins.

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