Lexmark 248X Manual Do Utilizador

Glossary

. All points addressable.

. Printing in either direction, 

right-to-left or left-to-right.

. A temporary storage area 

for holding input or output data.

. The representation of a character. 

Usually, 8 bits grouped together as a unit 
make up a byte.

. The number of 

characters printed within 1 inch 
horizontally across a page.

. The maximum 

number of characters that can be printed 
on a line at a specified pitch.

. The number of 

characters printed in 1 second.

. A character within a 

barcode that, when scanned, validates the 
barcode was read correctly.

. A set of 256 graphic designs 

(characters) associated with unique code 
values from 0 through 255, x00 to xFF. 

 Tells the printer to perform a 

function, such as changing line space.

. See characters-per-inch. 

. See characters-per-line.

. See characters-per-second.

. A value, parameter, or attribute 

the printer uses when none is specified.

. Draft Print. A style of print used for 

draft material. Compare with Letter 
Quality print mode.

. Dots per inch.

. Enhanced letter quality.

. Two or more characters 

of information that let you change the way 
the printer is currently printing.

. Used by UPC-A and 

EAN-13 for number system encoding and 
country code.

. A set of characters of a given size and 

style.

. A unit of frequency equal to 1 

cycle per second.

. Numbers or 

letters printed below a barcode.

. A printer that uses 

mechanical impacts to generate character 
images.