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Conventions and
Acronyms
This section describes the conventions and acronyms used in this guide.
Various conventions are used to help you quickly identify special formatting.
Table 1 describes these conventions and provides examples of their use.
Various acronyms are used in place of the full definition. Table 2 presents
acronyms and their definitions.
Table 1 Document Conventions
Convention Meaning Example
Blue Text in blue indicates terms that
are cross referenced. See Conventions and Acronyms .
Italics Italic typeface indicates book
titles or emphasis. You must install a roll of thermal-
sensitive paper in the printer.
Courier
The courier type face is used
while specifying onscreen text,
such as text that you would
enter at a command prompt, or
to provide an URL.
http://www.verifone.com
The pencil icon is used to
highlight important information. RS-232-type devices do not work
with the PIN pad port.
The caution symbol indicates
possible hardware or software
failure, or loss of data. The device is not waterproof or
dustproof, and is intended for
indoor use only.
The lightning symbol is used as
a warning when bodily injury
might occur. Due to risk of shock do not use the
device near water.
Table 2 Acronym Definitions
Acronym Definitions
AC Alternating Current
ARM Acorn RISC Machine
EMV Europay MasterCard and VISA
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
NFC Near Field Communication
MRA Merchandise Return Authorization
MSAM Micromodule-Size Security Access Module
PCI Payment Card Industry
PED PIN Entry Device
PIN Personal Identification Number
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
USB Universal Serial Bus
VPN VeriFone Part Number
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