point sizeCharacter height is defined in points; one point is 1/72 inch. Forinstance, this text is printed using a 10 point font.printer cableThe cable used to connect your printer and a computer.printing areaThe area of a sheet of paper on which a printer can reproduce text orgraphics. The printing area is smaller than the paper.print head cappingAn automatic protection function that prevents the print head unit andink cartridges from drying out or becoming clogged with dust.Print modeThe print mode setting determines how the printer operates. Set theprint mode according to the type of printing you want to do and the typeof media you are using. There are three print modes: HQ (HighQuality), HS (High Speed), and FINE.printer commandA printer command is also called an escape sequence. Refer to thedefinition for Escape Sequence.printer driverSoftware that sends printing instructions to a printer. The printer driverkeeps track of the attributes of a printer and the codes the program mustsend to access those attributes.proportionally spaced font (PS font)A font in which each characters is given an amount of spaceproportional to its size: less for an “i” and more for a “w”.proportional spacingThe spacing of characters according to the width of each character. Thisvariable spacing between each character closes up awkward-lookinggaps and makes the text easier to read.RAMRandom Access Memory. Printer memory that is used for temporarystorage of information you want to print and for downloaded fonts.170 Glossary
