Boustrophedonic
<hardware> (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.
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