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coverage

16:18 Nov 9, 2004
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Hardware
English term or phrase: coverage
what does it mean, when they say about the printer toner that it yields 6,000 pages at 5% coverage?

What is 5% coverage?
Poj
Local time: 21:00
Selected answer:
Explanation:
My guess is, it refers to the portion of the page covered in ink. 5% coverage would mean that 5% of the page actually has ink on it, the rest being white.
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drmab
Grading comment
Thank you.
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4 +11
drmab
4 +6it means 5% of the page is covered with ink
Richard Benham
5 -4coverage
Serkan Doğan


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11


Explanation:
My guess is, it refers to the portion of the page covered in ink. 5% coverage would mean that 5% of the page actually has ink on it, the rest being white.

drmab
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: MTTO: Canon Inc, or Canon Ink?
1 min
agree  Michel A.
20 mins
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Yes, it refers to ink usage. I work at Canon Inc.
22 mins
agree  jccantrell
28 mins
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X)
2 hrs
agree  nlingua
2 hrs
agree  Java Cafe
4 hrs
agree  Balaban Cerit
6 hrs
agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
12 hrs
agree  Pawel Gromek
1 day 2 hrs
agree  sonja29 (X)
1 day 10 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
it means 5% of the page is covered with ink


Explanation:
What did you think it meant?

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): Interesting way of putting it - of course the cartridge lasts much longer if you cover only 5% of the page with ink. Looks like they're trying to pull the wool over the consumer's eyes....
2 hrs
  -> Well, if it's writing, 5% might be reasonable.
agree  nlingua
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Canon Inc. - Canon Latin America, as a matter of fact :) And you're right, if it's text, 5% is reasonable, as opposed to images, which would use much more ink. It's a standard industry measurement.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks. I was just joking about "Canon Ink", of course.
agree  Java Cafe
4 hrs
agree  Balaban Cerit
6 hrs
agree  sonja29 (X)
1 day 10 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -4
coverage


Explanation:
Coverage(n.) The aggregate of risks covered by the terms of a contract of insurance.

Serkan Doğan
Türkiye
Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: 100% confidence and 100% wrong context
23 mins
  -> ok
disagree  Ulrike Lieder (X): Question pertains to toner cartridges for printers, not insurance coverage.
2 hrs
disagree  Java Cafe: Wrong context.
4 hrs
disagree  sonja29 (X): WRONG context
1 day 10 hrs
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