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Glossary
The following definitions apply specifically to printers.
application program
A
wftware
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.
auto line feed
When this feature is selected using a DIP switch, each carriage
return code (CR) is automatically followed by a line feed
(LP)
code.
baud rate
A
measure of the speed of data transmission. Usually expressed in
bits per second (bps).
bidirectional printing
Printing in which the print head moves from left to right on every
other line and from right to left on the others. This increases the
printing speed.
binary
See number systems.
bit
A
binary digit
(0
or
11,
which is the smallest unit of information
used by a printer or computer. See
a2so
number systems.
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