NEC SuperScript 610, User Manual

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Glossary–2
mouse button without moving the mouse.
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.
cpi
Characters per inch. Also known as pitch.
default
A preset setting that is automatically read by the
printer until you change the setting.
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.
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.
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