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raster image processor

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(application, printer)Raster Image Processor - (RIP) A device (usually hardware but can be software) that takes a Page Description Language description of a page and converts it into a bitmap for printing.

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RIP = a Raster Image Processor converts text and images that make up a printed page into printable form.
As an extension of this work, Global Graphics is debuting its own new generation of Raster Image Processor (RIP) and Page Description Language (PDL) solutions which will be made available under license to hardware and software vendors to support this new print and document format in their products.
At the heart of Global Graphics' demonstrations is its new Raster Image Processor (RIP), which takes text and images that comprise the "Metro" document and converts them into a high-quality raster form for printed output.
 
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