What is this called - created before printing?

I know this is a dumb question, and I did multiple searches for an answer with no luck, so here it goes.

What is this called? It prints in the beginning of every print job, and I assume it has a name.

Thank you.

It is a purge line, it helps the printer know if there are any issues.

It is a very normal part of the printing process.

I will guess you have a P series printer as the equivalents for the other printers are different in appearance as they test using different patterns.

We all have collections of them.

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Thank you! I know it’s part of the process, but it was bugging me that I didn’t know what it was called. Like I said, stupid question. Thanks!

You are welcome.

There are no stupid questions (and I am sticking to that for no personally beneficial reasons).