Chapter 11 Printers Vocab.
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Parallel
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Conditioning
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Stage in the laser printer process which uniforms the charge of the drum's surface to -600 VDC using the Primary Corona.
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Fusing
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Last step in the laser printer process where it melts the toner onto the paper.
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Electrophotographic
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A printing process that combines electrostatic charges, toner, and laser light to produce high-quality images one page at a time.
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PostScript
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Transfer Roller
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transfers the page image from the drum to the page; also known as the transfer belt
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Vector Image
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An image or file that that is calculated and stored according to mathematical formulas rather than pixels, resulting in a smaller file size and the ability to resize the image without a loss in quality
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Printhead
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Thermal Transfer
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Thermal printer technology that uses a heated wax or resin ribbon.
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LPT
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Another name for parallel port
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Writing
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Process in laser printers that stores the image on the drum before it's printed out and gets it ready for the toner to be applied on.
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PCL
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Duplexing
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WYSIWYG
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Scanning Mirror
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A component of a laser printer consisting of an octagonal mirror that can be directed in a sweeping motion to cover the entire length of a laser printer drum.
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Inkjet
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Type of printer that uses nozzles to spray dots of ink onto the paper, Also known as line printers.
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Dot-Matrix
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Printer that uses a winding ribbon and has a 9 or 24-pin printhead.
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Direct Thermal
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Print Spooler
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Toner
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Developing
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Step in the laser printer process where toner is applied to the lower charged areas of the drum.
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Laser Printer
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Printer that places toner on an electrically charged rotating drum with a laser.
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Primary Corona Wire
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Used in the Conditioning stage of the laser printers, changes the charge of the drum's surface to -600 VDC.
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Pickup Roller
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A part in a printer that pushes forward a sheet of paper from the paper tray.
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Processing
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Cyan
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Type of color used in the CMYK model, its color is similar to a light blue
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Bubblejet
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Technology used in Cannon inkjet printers, uses a bubble of ink to splatter ink onto a page.
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Dye Sublimation
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Thermal printing technology in which dye is released as a gas onto the page.
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Cleaning
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Process used in Laser printers where it removes charges and toner from the drum.
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Transferring
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Process in Laser printers that transfers the image from the drum to the page.
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LED Printer
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A printer that is all digital, controlled by a computer, and uses a bright light instead of a laser.
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Transfer Corona Wire
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Used in older type printers to change the voltage of the drum's surface.
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Imaging Drum
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Part of a laser printer. Applies the page image to the transfer belt or roller; frequently combined with the toner supply in a toner cartridge.
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Raster Image
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An image made from pixels. It will pixelate when scaled.
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Magenta
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One of four colors used in the CMYK cartridges, has a color similar to purple.
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Calibration
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Adjustments to improve print quality on an inkjet or color laser printer.
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Ribbon
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Used in Dot-Matrix printers to transfer words and graphics onto.
