User`s manual

3Glossary
IA–232D Electronic Industry Association Specification: RS–232D interface
that conforms to EIA standards.
Elite A name indicating a monospaced font with 12 cpi pitch (and
usually 10 points in height).
Em A font width term equal to the maximum character width
obtainable in a given font. (Derived from the width of an
uppercase M, usually the widest character in a set.)
emulation Refers to the ability of a printer to execute the commands of
another printer language or protocol.
En A font width term equal to one half em.
enable To activate or set to ON.
escape sequence Two or more bytes that describe a specific printer control
function. In an escape sequence, the first byte is always the
ASCII ESC character (decimal 27, hex 1B). See also control
sequence.
expanded Refers to larger–than–normal character width with no change in
character height.
false Off or zero. Compare true.
family (or type) A set of all variations and sizes of a type style.
fixed–pitch fonts See font, monospaced.
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, seven characteristics are usually
specified:
1) Type family
2) Spacing (proportional or monospaced)
3) Type size (12 point, 14 point, etc.)
4) Scale factor (character height/width ratio)
5) Type style