NEC SILENTWRITER SUPERSCRIPT 660, User Manual

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Glossary–3
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 pro-
duce publication-quality documents.
dialog box
A box that contains a message requesting informa-
tion from you.
display
What appears on your computer screen.
electrical resistivity
How a sheet of paper accepts and holds a charge.
This property can be greatly affected by changes in
moisture content, and is one of the most important
determinants of quality printed output.
emulation
The imitation of all or part of one system by another
in such a way that the imitating system accepts the
same data and gives the same results as the imitated
system.
file
Any named, ordered collection of information stored
on a disk.
finishing dimensions
The width and length of paper and how closely it is
cut to the dimensions’ stated size.
firmware
Programs stored permanently in read-only memory
(ROM). Such programs are built into the printer at
the factory. They can be executed at any time, but
cannot be modified or erased from memory.
font
A set of characters of a specific orientation (portrait/
landscape), symbol set, spacing pitch, point size,
style, stroke weight, and typeface.
font file
A specific file used to copy fonts to and from the
system file of the startup disk.