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gamma
1.  An acronym for photographic image contrast.
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GB
1.  Stands for gigabyte. A measure of digital data storage capacity, equal to either one billion bytes or 1,024 MB.
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GDI
1.  An acronym for graphical device interpreter. Allows printing without PDL or PCL format.
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ghost
1.  A situation where a copy, fax or print has a second image (often the same image) showing on the page. Also known as offsetting.
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GI
1.  An acronym for group one. Old method of analog fax transmission which took six minutes per page.
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GIF
1.  An acronym for graphics interface format. An image format developed by CompuServe.
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giga
1.  A prefix meaning 1,000,000,000 (one billion). For example, gigabit (Gb).
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gigabit
1.  A unit of measurement (in regards to data) equivalent to one billion bits.
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gigabit ethernet
1.  Gigabit ethernet (GbE or 1 GigE) is known standard of transmitting data at rate of a gigabit per second (1,000,000,000 bits per second), as defined...
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gigabyte
1.  A measure of digital data storage capacity, equal to either one billion bytes or 1,024 MB. Abbreviated GB.
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gradation
1.  The amount of information in one dot; usually 256.
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grams per square metre
1.  An acronym for grams per square meter. GS/M is the measurement used to identify the different weights of paper. All printing devices will have...
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graphical device interpreter
1.  An acronym for graphical device interpreter. Allows printing without PDL or PCL format.
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graphical user interface
1.  An acronym for graphical user interface. First screen that the user sees.
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gray scale
1.  Ability of a machine to break images down into shades of gray, as opposed to just black or white. This gives much better results when copying or...
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grid
1.  Screen-like device or grid of wires located between the charge corona wire and drum surface to improve the corona's charge.
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grid voltage
1.  DC voltage applied to the charge corona grid during the copy cycle.
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group (G3)
1.  Compatibility is assured between the same ITU-T group.
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group 3
1.  See CCITT Group 3.
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group 4
1.  See CCITT Group 4.
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GS/M
1.  An acronym for grams per square meter. GS/M is the measurement used to identify the different weights of paper. All printing devices will have...
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GUI
1.  An acronym for graphical user interface. First screen that the user sees.
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