font cartridge
A ROM cartridge that contains one or more fonts. By inserting the cartridge into a laser printer, you give the printer the ability to print different fonts. Another way to load fonts into a printer is to download them from the computer’s storage device.
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A set of fonts all with the same typeface, but with different sizes, weights and slants.
- foobar
Foobar is a universal variable understood to represent whatever is being discussed. It’s usually used in examples that illustrate concepts and ideas in computer science. For instance, a computer science professor may be discussing different file formats. In this case, he would call the generic-example file foo or foobar, then list the extensions associated with […]
- footer
One or more lines of text that appear at the bottom of every page of a document. Once you specify what text should appear in the footer, the application automatically inserts it. Most applications allow you to use special symbols in the footer that represent changing values. For example, you can enter a symbol for […]
- footprint
The amount of floor or desk space required by a device. For example, a small-footprint computer is a computer whose dimensions (width and depth) are relatively small. Footprint can also refer to the amount of disk space required by an application.
- forced page break
A page break that you explicitly insert. The application cannot override a forced page break. Forced page breaks are sometimes called hard page breaks.