Lexmark 4227 Manual Do Utilizador

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Glossary
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A
A4 paper.
 Paper size that is 210 x 297 
mm (8.27 x 11.7 in.)
all-points-addressable (APA).
 The 
ability to address and print or not print 
each picture element on a display 
surface.
application software.
 Software 
products such as spreadsheets and 
word-processing programs designed 
for use on a personal computer.
audible alarm.
 An alarm that is 
activated when an event occurs that 
may require operator attention or 
intervention for printer operation. For 
example, an out-of-paper condition. 
Also called a beeper.
B
bidirectional.
 Printing in either 
direction, left-to-right or right-to-left.
bold.
 A heavy-faced type; also called 
boldface or emphasized.
bps.
 Bits per second.
buffer.
 Temporary storage area for 
holding input or output data.
C
characters-per-inch (cpi).
 The number 
of characters printed within an inch 
horizontally across a page. Used to 
measure the character spacing of a 
printer.
characters-per-second (cps).
 The 
number of characters that are printed 
in 1 second. Used to measure the 
printing speed of a printer.
code page.
 A set of 256 graphic designs 
(characters) associated with unique 
code values from 0 through 255. Code 
page 437 is U.S.A. font and code page 
850 is multilingual font.
condensed print mode.
 A print mode 
in which character spacing is 17.1 
characters per inch. Also called 
compressed print mode.
continuous forms.
 Connected paper 
forms that feed continuously through 
the printer, and are perforated to allow 
you to tear them apart. 
control code.
 A control character used 
for print operations, such as line 
spacing or carriage return.