Epson 3000 Manuel D’Utilisation

The following definitions apply specifically to printers.

application program
A software program that helps you carry out a particular task, such

as word processing or financial planning.

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A

standardized coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters

and symbols.

feed

When this feature is selected using a DIP switch, each carriage-

return code (CR) is automatically followed by a line-feed (LF) code.

bidirectional printing

Printing in which the print head prints from left to right only on

every other line. On the other lines, it prints from right to left. This

increases the speed of printing because the head prints in both

directions.

bit

A binary dig.3 

(0 

or l), which is the smallest unit of information

used by a printer or computer.

A unit of information consisting of eight bits.

character set
A collection of letters, numerals, and symbols.

Glossary

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