Dascom TallyCom III FSL Reference Manual - Manual (Page 40)

Appendix J Abbreviations
Appendix J. Abbreviations
Abbreviation Full name Explanation
AFP Advanced Function Presentation IBM concept for print data
formatting that defines how
print control files should be
structured. This is the current
standard.
APL A Programming Language
ASCII American Standard Code for
Information Interchange
CPI Characters Per Inch
DCA Document Content Architecture
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
DIP Dual Inline Packet
DSC Data-Stream Compatibility Print datastream generated
by IBM mainframes.
Contains almost exclusively
text, i.e. text that could be
produced by a type writer.
FLASH (Usually memory) Memory chip able to store
information permanently
without power. Depending on
the type, flash memory can
be ‘written’ between 1.000
and 100.000 times.
FSL Function Selection via the Line Used to configure default
values in MPI Tech
interfaces for line data
printing. Also used for
printjob specific formatting
like bold and font change.
GFID Global Font ID
HEX Hexadecimal
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