465Glossary
landscape orientation
Landscape orientation refers to printing across the length of the page, as opposed to
portrait orientation, which is printing across the width of the page.
line feed
A printer function that advances the paper one line.
lpi
Lines per inch. The measurement used in describing the number of lines that will print
within one vertical inch. Most printing is done in 6 or 8 lpi.
page orientation
Orientation refers to the direction of print on the page. Printing across the width of a page is
called portrait orientation printing. Printing across the length of a page is called landscape
orientation printing.
paper feed
Refers to guiding a sheet of paper into the printer’s paper path.
paper jam
Paper is caught along the paper path. You must remove jammed paper before you can
continue printing.
pitch
Refers to the number of characters per inch that can be printed using a fixed-space font.
platen
Printer component that holds the paper near the print head during ink transfer.
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