UNIT 11 PART TWO – INKJET PRINTERS
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Inkjet
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type of printer works by ejecting ink through tiny tubes
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Bubble-jet
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A type of sprayed-ink printer. It uses an electric signal that energizes a heating element, causing ink to vaporize and be pushed out of the pinhole and onto the paper
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Nozzle
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component of an inkjet printer sprays ink from the ink reservoir on a paper
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Print cartridge
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a component of an inkjet printer that contains the ink that is deposited onto paper during printing
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Maintenance station
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Provides a zero position for the an ink- or bubble-jet print head and keeps the print nozzles clear between print jobs
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Head carriage
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comparing side to side
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Stepper motor
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The part of a scanner that makes the sensor move and stop
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Stabilizer bar
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A small metal bar on a printer that holds the printer carriage as it crosses the page
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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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Separator pad
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This works with the pickup roller to ensure that only one piece of paper is picked up at a time.
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Paper tray
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The tray that holds paper until it is fed into a printer.
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Paper feed sensor
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The sensors on the paper feed mechanism that detect when the printer has paper or is out of paper.
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Calibration
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Process of matching the print output of a printer to the visual output of a monitor.
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Printer driver
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A software component that allows an application to interface with the hardware of a printer.
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Print spooler
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A service that formats print jobs in the language that the printer needs.
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Printer buffer
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temporary memory in the printer
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Cleaning cycle
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A set of steps the bubble-jet printer goes through in order to purge the print heads of any dried ink.
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CMYK
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
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Duplexing
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printing on both sides of the paper
