NOMENCLATURE CROSS-REFERENCE LIST

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1-6. NOMENCLATURE CROSS-REFERENCE LIST

Common names are used throughout this manual, but you must use the official

n o m e n c l a t u r e when filling out report forms, sending an EIR, or finding referenced

technical manuals.

Nomenclature

Common Name

Line Printer RP-309/MYQ-4A

L i n e Printer or Printer

1 - 7 . LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Bottom of Form

BOF

C e n t r a l Processing Unit

CPU

d e c i b e l s adjusted

dBA

grams per square meter

gsm

l i n e s per inch

lpi

Programmable Read Only Memory

PROM

Top of Form

TOF

V e r t i c a l Format Unit

VFU

1-8. GLOSSARY

Printer enclosure designed to reduce hammer noise.

Acoustic Cabinet

N u m b e r s and/or letters used to signify operational

Alphanumeric Code

f u n c t i o n s or malfunctions.

Bit

Smallest unit of information handled by the CPU.

A unit for measuring the loudness of sounds in relation to

Decibel

human hearing.

T h e printing surface on pin-feed, fanfold paper.

Form

Safety switch that powers off a device under certain

Interlock

conditions such as when an access cover is opened.

Paper with pin-holes that is advanced by sprockets through

Pin-feed,

t h e p r i n t e r , a n d folds in accordion-like fashion. Also

Fanfold Paper

called continuous form paper.

Programmable Read Only Memory. A high speed permanently

PROM

coded metal oxide semiconductor memory that can be erased

and reprogrammed.

A series of rounded projections on the top edge of the

Scalloped Edges

character band.

The rapid continuous flow of pin-feed paper during printout

Slew

o f forms.

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