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D
decipoint One tenth of a point. A unit of length equal to 1/720 inch.
See also point.
default A value, parameter, attribute, or option assigned by a
program or system if another is not specified by the user.
descender The portion of a printed, lowercase character that
appears below the base line. For example, “g,” “j,” “p,”
“q,” and “y” all are characters with lowercase descenders.
diagnostic Pertains to the detection and isolation of printer
malfunctions or mistakes.
disable To deactivate, make “false” (0), or set to OFF.
DP Abbrev. for data processing font (see HS).
E
EIA/TIA Electronics Industries Association.
Elite A name indicating a monospaced font with a pitch of 12
cpi (and usually 10 points in height).
em A unit of measure in typesetting: the width of a piece of
type about as wide as it is tall. (Derived from uppercase
M, usually the widest character in a set.)
emulation Refers to the ability of a printer to execute the commands
of another printer language (protocol).
See also compatibility and protocol.
en A unit of measure in typesetting equal to half the width of
an em.
enable To activate, make “true” (1), or set to ON.
escape sequence A command sequence in which the first byte is always
the ASCII ESC character.
See also command sequence, SSCC, and SFCC.
expanded Refers to a typeface with a font width larger than normal.
Character height is not changed.
F
family (or type) A set of all variations and sizes of a type style.
fixed-pitch fonts See font, monospaced.
font The complete set of a given size of type, including
characters, symbols, figures, punctuation marks,
ligatures, signs, and accents. To fully describe a font, you
must specify seven characteristics:
1) typeface (Courier, Helvetica, Swiss, etc.)
2) spacing (proportional or monospaced)
3) type size (12 point, 14 point, etc.)