Lexmark 4227 Lexmark 4227 Plus User's Guide - Page 133

I interface. Defines the method of communication between the printer and the terminal or computer. The two common types of interface are parallel and serial. italic. A type style with characters that slant to the right. K KB/Kbyte. Kilobyte. The number of bytes of storage. Equal to 1024 bytes. L letter quality. A denser print mode that enhances the quality of print characters. Compare with draft-print. lines per inch (lpi). Number of lines of text printed in a vertical inch. lines per page (lpp). Unit of measure used with lines per inch to set form length. load position. The line position of the paper where the first line prints. Also referred to as the Top-Of-Form (TOF). M macro. Printer setting to store document formats. mode. A style of printer output. O offline. Mode in which the printer is not communicating with the computer. online. Mode in which the printer is communicating with the computer. overscore. A line printed over a character. P parallel interface. A type of connection that links a printer to a computer, by which all 8 bits of a character are sent at the same time. park. A means to disable the continuous forms operation while single sheets or envelopes are printed. pinfeed. A device that guides and feeds paper by means of pins that engage holes in the side of the paper. pitch. A unit of type width based on the number of characters that can be placed in a linear inch. For example, 10 pitch type prints 10 characters-perinch. point size. A unit of size of characters equal to 1/72 inch vertically. PPDS. Personal printer data stream. printer driver. A file that allows an application program to communicate with a printer. Glossary 127