GLOSSARY
ASCII File—A text file containing the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) characters only.
Bitmap fonts—Low-resolution fonts designed for the computer screen only (e.g., Chicago, Geneva, New York).
Bleed—An image or color that extends past or “bleeds” off one or more trim edges of a page.
CMYK—Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black. The four “process” colors used by printers to reproduce full-color images.
DCS—Desktop Color Separation. A color separation file format that splits an EPS color file into its CMYK elements, along with a composite preview file, for a total of 5 files.
DPI—Dots Per Inch. Describes the resolution of an output device or a monitor.
DTP—Desktop Publishing. Refers to typesetting done on microcomputers and low-end scanners using off-the-shelf page layout and scanning software.
EPS—Encapsulated PostScript. A file format that stores outlined images in PostScript language commands. This is the best format for high-resolution black and white line art.
FPO—For Position Only. Refers to low-resolution graphics to be replaced with high-resolution graphics later in the production process.
LPI—Lines Per Inch. A unit of measurement for halftone screens. PAINT—Low-resolution Bitmapped graphic. PCX—Low-resolution file format produced by PC PaintBrush™. PICT—The basic Macintosh format for displaying graphics on the monitor at low resolution, or 72 dpi.
PostScript™—A page description language developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. and used by many laser printers and imagesetters.
PPI—Pixels Per Inch. Describes the resolution of an image in Adobe Photoshop.
Process Color—See CMYK. RGB—Red, Green, Blue. The primary additive colors used in color computer monitors.
RIP—Raster Image Processor. Hardware and/or software that translates PostScript into Bitmapped page elements for output on an imagesetter.
RTF—Rich Text Format. A generic word processing format that uses codes within an ASCII file to preserve formatting.
Spot Color—The use of one or more extra colors on the page, usually referred to as PMS (Pantone Matching System) color. These colors do not separate into 4-color process; see CMYK.
TIFF—Tagged Image File Format. A high-resolution Bitmapped image. The preferred format for halftones and highly detailed line art.
Trapping—The printing of one ink on top of another to achieve a third color, or to overlap for registration.