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A Glossary of Printer / Scanner Terms

A glossary of printer and scanner terms.
Reversing Automatic Document Feeder (RADF)
A Reversing Automatic Document Feeder (RADF) is a mechanism that will auktomatically flip over a sheet of paper so that the printer can print on both sides of the paper. A printer can come with an RADF, or one can be added later.
Driver
What is a printer or scanner driver?
DPI
DPI is short for Dots Per Inch.
Duplex Printing
Duplex printing means printing on both sides of a page.
Input Tray
The input tray holds the blank sheets of paper.
Output Tray
The output tray accepts the printed sheets of paper.
Print Head
The print head is the device that sprays dots of ink onto the page.
Resolution
Defining resolution.
Simplex
A one-sided operation.

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