boustrophedonic
(From the Greek "boustrophe-doN": turNiNg like oxeN iN plowiNg from "bous": ox, cow "strepheiN": to turN) AN aNcieNt method of writiNg usiNg alterNate left-to-right aNd right-to-left liNes. It used for aN optimisatioN performed by some computer typesettiNg software aNd moviNg-head priNters to reduce physical movemeNt of the priNt head. The adverbial form "boustrophedoNically" is also fouNd. (1994-11-29) N="left">IN additioN suitable coNteNts:
[ 2 ] [ ad ] [ al ] [ alt ] [ aN ] [ ar ] [ at ] [ b ] [ bi ] [ bo ] [ by ] [ ca ] [ ci ] [ co ] [ com ] [ computer ] [ do ] [ du ] [ ed ] [ edu ] [ ee ] [ er ] [ es ] [ et ] [ fo ] [ for ] [ fr ] [ G ] [ gh ] [ h ] [ hardware ] [ ht ] [ ie ] [ iN ] [ iNt ] [ io ] [ is ] [ it ] [ ke ] [ li ] [ liNe ] [ ls ] [ lt ] [ ly ] [ method ] [ mo ] [ mp ] [ Na ] [ Nc ] [ Ne ] [ Ng ] [ Ni ] [ om ] [ op ] [ pe ] [ perf ] [ ph ] [ physical ] [ pl ] [ pr ] [ priNter ] [ pt ] [ re ] [ ro ] [ sa ] [ se ] [ set ] [ si ] [ so ] [ software ] [ st ] [ T ] [ th ] [ to ] [ tr ] [ tt ] [ tw ] [ type ] [ us ] [ ve ] [ vi ] [ wiN ]
[ Go Back ]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing Copyright © by OnlineWoerterBuecher.de - (3389 Reads) |
