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Used in Publishing, Printing, Design and Graphics Are you
stumped by new acronyms that have suddenly popped up and become
part of the current lexicon in the publishing, marketing or
advertising arenas? I've noticed new acronyms are born whenever
there is a new leap in technology, such as the emerging field of
ebook publishing. Here are definitions of some common and newly
coined acronyms you'll be sure to hear about, if you haven't
already. AI -- Adobe Illustrator A vector-based graphic file
format developed by Adobe. BMP -- Bitmap A raster-based file
format. CMYK -- Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black A four-ink color
system used by printers to print full color images. This is
"process color" printing. CTP -- Computer to Plate A technology
used in the printing industry. A desktop-published document is
imaged directly onto a computer plate, skipping the film
negative state. DPI -- Dots Per Inch A