Panasonic KX-P2023 - Manual (Page 81)

Glossary
ASCII: “ASCII” is an acronym for “American Standard Code for Information Inter­
change”. In ASCII, each character has a unique code.
BASIC:
Baud (baud rate):
Bidirectional printing:
Binary:
Bit:
Buffer:
Byte:
BASIC is a commonly used microcomputer programming language.
Baud is a unit of data transmission speed between computer devices.
Can be, but not necessarily, equal to bits per second.
Processing speed is increased by bidirectional printing. That is, the printer
prints right-to-left as well as in the normal left-to-right manner.
Binary is a numbering system using the two digits of zero (0) and one (1).
Bit is an abbreviation for “binary digit (0~1)”, and is the smallest unit of
information used by a printer or computer.'
Buffer is an area of memory which stores data temporarily.
Byte is the unit of information used by a printer or computer. One byte is
equivalent to eight (8) bits.
Character set:
Code page:
Control codes:
cpi:
cpI:
cps:
Character set is the set of characters, numbers, and symbols available for
printing.
The computer system stores characters and numbers as a numerical data.
The Code page is a table which is used to change them into the numerical
data.
Control codes are commands from the computer to the printer that are
non-printable characters. They are used to control printer functions.
"cpi” is an abbreviation for “characters per inch", and means the maximum
number of characters printed in one horizontal inch.
“cpi” is an abbreviation for “characters per line”, and means the maximum
number of characters printed on one line.
“cps” is an abbreviation for “characters per second", and means the number
of characters printed in one second.
CR (Carriage Return): “CR” is a control code that returns the printhead to the left margin.
Decimal (Dec.):
Default:
Decimal is a numbering system composed of 10 digits 0,1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8 and 9.
Default has two meanings: one indicates the previously set condition or
settings executed when the power is turned on, reset or Initialized; and the
other indicates the original settings when shipped from the factory.
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