Glossary
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media Materials upon which data is printed, such as envelopes, plain
paper, special paper, and transparencies.
Micro Piezo Ink jet technology that uses an electronic pulse to precisely force
the ink through the print head. This results in smaller, cleaner
dots, sharp lines, and crisp text.
MicroWeave Printing technology that produces images in fine increments to
reduce the possibility of banding. See also banding.
parallel interface See interface.
print queue Print jobs that are sent to the printer while it is busy are stored
in a waiting line, or print queue, until they can be printed.
print server The computer connected to the printer. It receives the jobs and
then distributes them to the assigned printer. It also holds extra
print jobs while the printer is busy. See also print queue.
printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller
than the physical size of the page due to margins.
printer driver See driver.
RAM Random Access Memory. The area of your computer’s memory
that runs programs and stores data.
reset To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command
or an INIT signal, or by turning the printer off and then back
on.
resolution The number of dots per inch used to represent an image.
ROM Read Only Memory. Memory area in your printer or computer
that cannot be modified. ROM retains its contents when you
turn off the printer or computer.
saturation The depth or vibrancy of a color; the amount of gray.
serial interface See interface.
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