HP Designjet 2500.3500cp Printer series - Manual (Page 323)

Glossary
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ac
Alternating current.
ANSI size
An American standard media size; e.g. D, E
application
The software you use to create your drawings.
font. The black metal bar inside the printer, which
holds the media in place.
Centronics
A standard for the parallel interface between
computer and device.
clipping
Losing part of a drawing at the edges.
CMYK
Cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors of the
printer’s four inks, and also a standard color model.
core
Part of the Take up reel. The media is wound around
this while printing.
coated paper
Paper coated on one side for inkjet printing.
default
A value or condition that is assumed if no other value
or condition is specified.
device
An external item connected to the computer: printer,
plotter, tape drive, etc. Your HP DesignJet is a
device.
dpi
Dots per inch, a measure of print resolution.
driver
The software that controls the communication
between a computer and a device.
front panel
The control panel on the right of the printer.
front-panel menus
The structure of options in the front-panel display.
graphics language
A programming language telling a print device how
to output graphic data.
grayscale
Shades of gray to represent colors.
high-gloss photo
A glossy, opaque photographic paper.