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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.
