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P9212, Setup Manual

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Glossary–5
font The complete set of a given size of type, including characters,
symbols, figures, punctuation marks, ligatures, signs, and accents.
To fully describe a font, you must specify seven characteristics:
1) typeface (Courier, Helvetica, Swiss, etc.)
2) spacing (proportional or monospaced)
3) type size (12 point, 14 point, etc.)
4) scale factor (character height/width ratio)
5) type style (Roman or italic)
6) character weight (bold, normal, etc.)
7) character proportion (normal, compressed, expanded).
font, monospaced Also called fixed-pitch font and mono-font. Every character,
regardless of horizontal size, occupies the same amount of font
pattern space. All monospaced fonts use specific pitch size
settings. Monospaced fonts are sometimes used when strict
character alignment is desired (tables, charts, spreadsheets, etc.).
font name See typeface.
font pattern A font pattern is the matrix of pixels which represents a character,
symbol, or image.
font, proportional A font in which the width of a character cell varies with the width
of the character. For example, [i] takes less space to print than
[m]. Using proportional fonts generally increases the readability
of printed documents, giving text a typeset appearance.
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
hex codes Codes based on a numeral system with a radix of 16.
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.