Glossary – Epson Action Laser II User Manual

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Glossary

application program
Any software program designed to carry out a particular task. For

example, word processing and graphics packages are application

programs.

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A

standardized way of assigning numerical codes to characters and

control codes. The system is widely used by manufacturers of

computers, printers, and software.

auto line feed

When this feature is enabled using SelecType, each carriage return

code (CR) is automatically accompanied by a line feed (LF) code.

baud rate

A measure of the speed of data transmission. It is used when setting

up the serial interface on the computer and printer.

bit

A binary digit (0 or 1), which is the smallest unit of information used

by a printer or computer.

bitmap font

A font that has already been defined with specific attributes such as

size and weight. See also outline font.

Glossary

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