vector font

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vector font

A scalable font made of point-to-point line segments. Like vector-based images, vector fonts are easily scaled but lack the hints and mathematically defined curves of outline fonts, such as Adobe Type 1 and TrueType. See scalable font.

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Up to 25 lines of text can be generated with a maximum message height of 45 mm and there are 20 high quality vector fonts available.

Linx launches Xymark VectorWriter. (Packaging Equipment)

Suitable for companies large and small, the 106 provides print speed of 140mm per second - faster than any other printer in its class; codes and text, with a choice of six vector fonts, can be printed in any orientation.

"I used to be a chicken farmer. Now, I'm a printer too ...." (bar coding in poultry farms)

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