Appendix
5
Glossary
5-3
D
Default setting
A setting that is automatically used if no other setting is specified.
Desktop
The entire Windows screen that represents your work area in Windows. Icons, windows, and the taskbar are displayed on the
Windows desktop.
dpi
Dots per inch. A unit of measurement for indicating a printer's resolution. The Canon LASER CLASS 310 prints at a resolution of
1200 dpi enhanced x 600 dpi dpi.
Driver
A program that controls how the computer and an external device interact. The printer driver supplies Windows with information such
as descriptions of the fonts and features of the installed printer. When you print with the Canon Advanced Raster Printing System,
you are using its printer driver.
F
Fixing assembly
The device used during the print process to fix the toner onto the paper (or other media) through applying heat and pressure. The
assembly, located inside the printer, gets extremely hot (374°F (190°C)) during operation.
Folder
A container in which documents, program files, and other folders are stored on your disks. Formerly referred to as a directory.
Font
A complete set of characters of the same size and style. For example, 12-point Courier bold.
Form
A custom paper size, with width and height defined by the user.
G
Grayscale image
A bitmap image that stores data for each dot as a shade of gray, rather than as black or white.
H
Halftones
The process of converting a grayscale image to black dots and white (unprinted) dots that simulate the gray shades in the original
image.
