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PPD file
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PPD file

(PostScript Printer Description file) A PostScript file that describes the features of a particular printer or imagesetter. Capabilities such as paper sizes, number of input trays and duplexing are contained in the file, and the PostScript driver uses this data to command the printer properly. When a PPD file is unavailable for a particular printer, a "generic.ppd" file can be used that defines standard letter sizes and basic features only. The PPD file is an ASCII file that can be transferred between Windows and Mac. See PPD and BPD file.



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Both the Common UNIX Printing System and PDQ allow MINOLTA-QMS to enable device-specific features, such as paper input trays or duplex printing options, by providing PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files to the CUPS or PDQ environments.
YARC's proprietary implementation of Adobe Systems' Postscript Printer Description Language (PDL) is used to process computer images so they can be transferred to a printing engine, across the Internet, without any loss of detail or color quality.
YARC's proprietary implementation of Adobe Systems' Postscript Printer Description Language (PDL) is used to process computer images so they can be transferred to a printing engine, across the Internet, without any loss of detail or color quality.
 
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