Canon BJC-55 - Manual (Page 169)

font
A complete set of characters of the same size and style; a particular
implementation of a typeface. For example, 12 point, Courier bold.
font characteristics
Font characteristics determine the appearance of a printed font. These
characteristics include orientation, character height, style, stroke weight,
and typeface.
form feed
A printer function that automatically ejects the current page and
advances the printer to the top of the next page.
graphic
A written, printed, or electronically displayed symbol or drawing. Also
characters or text that has been generated by a computer graphics
application program.
greyscale
The variation of colour between black and white as a result of different
intensities of black ink.
halftone
Shades of grey or shades of colours produced by mapping dots to be
printed. For colour printing, different coloured dots of ink are placed
closely together to create illusions of other colours.
High Quality (HQ) mode
One of the print modes available on this printer. Print speed is 346 cps
at 10 cpi.
High Speed (HS) mode
One of the print modes available on this printer. Print speed is 434 cps
at 10 cpi.
home position
This term refers to the position of the cartridge holder when it is at rest
on the far left side of the platen. In this position, the print head is always
capped to keep it from drying out. The cartridge holder moves out of the
home position when the printer starts printing or after you press the
CARTRIDGE button to move it out so you can remove the BJ
Cartridge.
host computer
The computer that is connected to a printer and can be used to drive the
printer when the printer is on-line.
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