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Glossary
IJPDS Formats
page buffer Memory in a RIP in which pages are assembled for
printing. The buffer size is printer dependent.
page length The number of dot rows to be printed. The page length
can be set by the SPL record to be longer or shorter than the image. If
shorter, the image will be clipped. If longer, white space is printed to the
end of the page.
physical RIP number A number assigned to each physical RIP in the
printing system for which the IJPDS job file is intended, regardless of
whether the RIP is stitched or not. See also logical RIP number.
piece A discrete segment of substrate upon which the image is printed.
For example, an envelope.
print station The component of the printing system that receives
image data in bitmapped format from the data station and produces a
printed image as output. Each print station contains a fluid controller,
umbilical, and printhead.
print width The maximum width of the area that can be printed by the
printhead. It is usually given in inches or dots.
printhead The part of the print station that forms charged ink drops,
allows uncharged drops to fall on the substrate, and recovers charged
drops to be returned to the fluid cabinet. The printhead receives data in
bitmapped format from the data station through a fiberoptic cable and
uses ink and charge voltages from the fluid cabinet to create inkjet
images.
raster A rectangular bitmap arranged in rows of dots.
regular font A font that allows characters to be accessed with a 1-byte
code. Up to 256 characters are possible.
relative cursor position A position of the cursor in the page buffer that
is referenced to a position other than the upper left corner of the buffer.
See also cursor and absolute cursor position.
resolution The degree of sharpness of an image created by a
computer, measured in dots per inch (dpi).
resolution multiplier A method of setting a logical resolution for the
current RIP that is higher than the RIP physical resolution. This allows the
data preparation program to specify distances at a resolution higher than
that of the RIP.
RIP Raster image processor. The part of the data station or data
system that builds raster bitmaps from character data received from the
data processor and sends bitmapped data to the printheads.
RIP number A number assigned to each RIP or pair of stitched RIPs in
a printing system. See also logical RIP number and physical RIP number.
rotation Print fields can be rotated to orientations of 0°, 90°, 180°, and
270°. See also orientation.
starting position The last position for the cursor specified by an
IJPDS position record (SPO, SPX, SRP, CSR) or by a page start record
(SOD, SDC, SOP, WFC), which sets the starting position to 0,0. See also
cursor position.