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device-independent colors
Colors described using a model based on human visual perception instead of being
device-specific.
DIC
A Japanese standard of specifications for separations, proofs, and color printing.
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Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
A PostScript file format designed to be embedded in another PostScript stream.
Euroscale
A European standard of specifications for separations, proofs, and color printing.
F
flexography
A printing technology that uses flexible raised-image plates. Flexography can be used to print
on non-flat materials such as cans.
four-color printer
A printing device that uses cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink or toner.
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gamma
A numeric value representing the relationship (gamma curve) between the input and output
values of a color device. If gamma equals 1, input values are mapped exactly to output values.
gamut
A range of colors. A device gamut is the range of colors that a print device can produce.
An image gamut is the range of colors in a particular image.
gamut mapping
The conversion of color coordinates from one device’s gamut to another, usually
accomplished with algorithms or look-up tables.
GCR
See
gray component replacement.