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Glossary of Terms

Term Definition

24-bit color A color depth for an image that uses 8 bits for each color (red,

blue, green) combining the possible 256 shades to provide a color

depth of 16.7 million colors.

AC - Alternating

Current

An electrical current that reverses its direction at regular intervals

(typically 50 - 60 times a second).

Access Card The card for the SmartGuard security system. A cared with

embedded electronics that can be removed from the Printer,

locking the Printer and preventing unauthorized use.

Adhesion The firm attachment of a material to the card surface, confirmed

by using the Tape Test -pulling an applied piece of adhesive tape

(Scotch 600 or equivelent) off the card at 1 sec/in to see if any

material is pulled off by the tape.

Algebraic A type of color matching that takes the colors value of pixels and

applies them to an algebraic equation to adjust the levels of hue,

saturation, and brightness.

ANSI (American

National Standards

Institute)

The United States Representative to ISO, providing

standardization for U.S. Manufactures prior, or in addition, to

acceptance by ISO.

AS400 An IBM operating system running on a main frame. DTC500

Fargo Printers are built with fonts saved in the Printer memory so

users of AS400 can write escape codes and print from the Printer.

ASCII (American

Standard Code for

Information

Interchange)

A standard for processing information in computer processors.

An 8-bit character set of 255 decimal numbers, each assigned to

numbers, letters, punctuation, and special characters.

AT Refers to an IBM standard in early computing with regard to the

chipset and function of the Parallel Port, set up in the BIOS.

B (Black) Black Dye-Sublimation panels are distinguished from the black

panel using resin by the use of B for dye-sublimation black. K

denotes resin black.

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