Glossary
cassette See paper cassette.
cassette feeder The mechanism that holds a paper
cassette and feeds paper into the printer.
control panel Sets the system parameters and
attributes like the appearance of windows, the
display of data, the peripherals to be used and the
like.
click To position the pointer at the location you
want an action to take place, and then press and
release the mouse button without moving the
mouse.
cpi Characters per inch. Also known as pitch.
curl The amount of curvature in a sheet of paper
when laid on a surface. In-ream curl is the amount
of curvature the sheet has at the time it is loaded
into the paper tray before printing. Post-image curl
is the curvature resulting from the fusing and
delivery operations. Any in-ream curl toward the
side to be printed is undesirable, while a small
amount of curl on the opposite side is generally
acceptable.
default A preset setting that is automatically read
by the printer until you change the setting.
demo page An informational page the printer
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issues that displays text and graphic samples for
verifying print quality. Can be printed out by
going into the Windows Status Monitor, clicking
the "Printer Info" box and choosing "Print Demo
Page".
density The relative darkness of print or the
amount of white that shows through the printed
characters.
desktop publishing A system that provides you
with the ability to produce publication-quality
documents.
dialog box A box that contains a message
requesting information from you.
display What appears on your computer screen.
DOS See MS-DOS
dpi Dots per inch. Refers to output resolution.
driver See print driver.
duplex printing Printing on both sides of paper.
emulation The imitation of another printer
language.
feeder The mechanism that feeds paper and other
media into the printer.