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Glossary Z

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Glossary Term Definition
Z-DIMENSION The achieved width of the narrow elements, calculated as the average of the narrow bar width and the average narrow space width.
ZEBRA (1) A horse-like African mammal marked with light and dark stripes.
(2) A thermal print technology company intent on providing innovative labeling solutions and quality products of renowned reliability to its customers.
ZIGBEE A relatively new open standard for wireless communication aimed at the home control, building automation and industrial automation markets. It is low cost, low power and physically miniature. It is intended for use in monitoring and control products.
ZPL/ZPLII Zebra Programming Language is the universal language/code of all Zebra bar code printers. ZPL is an ASCII based format that enables label generation to occur by way of an instructional blueprint defining label length, field origin, field data, and other related information. ZPL enables labels with any combination of text, barcode, or graphics to be created.