InfoPrint LQ-1600K, Programmer'S Reference Manual

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Glossary
font weight The thickness of the lines making up a character. For
example, “bold” and “light” are different font weights.
font width The measurement of the width of a character cell in dots.
H
hammer The hammer spring with a hammer tip mounted onto it.
hammer spring The flat piece of metal, made of spring steel, which
supports and pushes the hammer tip.
hammer tip The small, round point, located near the end of the
hammer spring, which strikes the ribbon and leaves a dot
on the paper.
hex codes Based on a numeral system with a radix of 16.
hex dump A hex dump is a translation of all host interface data to its
hexadecimal equivalent. A hex dump is a printer self-test
typically used to troubleshoot printer data reception
problems.
host computer The computer that stores, processes, and sends data to
be printed, and which communicates directly with the
printer. The term “host” indicates the controlling
computer, since modern printers are themselves
microprocessor-controlled computer systems.
HS Abbrev. for High Speed or Draft Print characters.
HT Abbrev. for Horizontal Tab.
Hz Abbrev. for Hertz. Cycles per second. Frequency.
I
IEEE Abbrev. for Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers, Inc.
initialization A series of processes and self-tests that set power-up
default conditions and parameters.
interface The hardware components used to link two devices by
common physical interconnection, signal, and functional
characteristics.
invoke To put into effect or operation.
ipm Abbrev. for inches per minute. A measurement of the
speed of a printer printing in graphics print mode (plotting
speed).
See also lpm
italic A slanted type style.
This is an italic type style.