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QUESTION: What is a RIP?
ANSWER: RIP stands for
"Raster Image Processor." A RIP is
a device or a software program that converts
page-description-language
code to the raster
format required by the
print engine in a printer or imagesetter.
(The print engine is the machinery that
actually makes marks on a page.)
For some printing devices, the RIP is stored on a circuit board
that is inside the printer.
This is true of many if not most desktop printers.
For other printing
devices, the RIP is a software module or collectin of software modules
that runs on a computer that is attached to the printing device. This is
the case with high-end digital printers and digital presses.
When you're reading information about printers and RIPs on this Web site,
you'll sometimes see the term "printer/RIP." We've done things
this way to cover both of the situations described above.
For more information, see What is rasterization?
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