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Marking Glossary
Marking	Drawing characters, symbols, or pictures on the surface of an object regardless of the method
Air Pen	A pen which has its tip (stylus) vibrated by compressed air and indents the surface of an object to mark characters
Ultrasonic Pen	A pen which has its tip (stylus) vibrated by the vibration of ultrasonic transducer and indents the surface of an object to mark characters
Character String	A set of characters
Programmable Characters	The number of characters which can be programmed in the control section. The characters selected from these can be marked.
Programmable Character Group	The maximum number of character groups which is created by combining any characters programmed, and is saved in the control section.
Character Direction	The direction of characters marked without rotating an object
Circular Marking	The circular character strings marked without rotating an object
Increment	The action or process of increasing　001→002→003…
Stylus	A vibrating pointed instrument at the tip of a marking pen (expendable). Originally, it touches the surface of an object.
Nose	A part holding the stylus of a making pen
N (Newton)	The unit of force. 9.8N = 1kg
R Surface	The round surface. Abbreviation for “Radius surface”.
Hand Stamp	A rectangular (sometimes ring-shaped) piece of metal with a character engraved on one end. It is held against the object to be marked, while striking the opposite end with a hammer.
Metal Marking	Indenting characters, symbols, etc. on the surface of an object by stamping a hand stamp or punch. Our marking machines use “Dot Marking” method.