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Glossary The following definitions apply specifically to printers. If a word is italicized, see that topic for more information. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols. auto line feed When this feature is selected in the default-setting mode, each carriagereturn code (CR) is automatically followed by a line-feed (LF) code. bidirectional printing Printing in which the print head prints in both directions. This increases the speed of printing. bit A binary digit (0 or l), which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer. 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 &pi) A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch. character table A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that provides you with the characters used in a particular language. condensed printing Printing in which the width of each character is approximately 60% of the width of standard characters. Useful for fitting wide tables or spreadsheets onto the paper. Glossary 1

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Glossary
The following definitions apply specifically to printers. If a word is italicized, see
that topic for more information.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized
coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols.
auto
line
feed
When this feature is selected in the default-setting mode, each
carriage-
return code (CR) is automatically followed by a line-feed
(LF)
code.
bidirectional
printing
Printing in which the print head prints in both directions. This increases
the speed of printing.
bit
A binary digit
(0
or
l),
which is the smallest unit of information used by a
printer or computer.
buffer
The portion of the printer s memory used to store data before printing it.
byte
A unit of information consisting of eight bits.
c
haracters
per
inch
&pi)
A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.
character
t
able
A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that provides you with the
characters used in a particular language.
condensed printing
Printing in which the width of each character is approximately
60%
of the
width of standard characters. Useful for fitting wide tables or spreadsheets
onto the paper.
G
lossary
1