Glossary of Terms

Color Space

See this Wikipedia entry for more information.

Context menu

A context menu, as it is referred to in this documentation, is a menu that appears when you click the menu button below or beside a button or tab, or the menu that appears when you right-click a blank area, button, tab or object.

Dongle

A hardware protection key. See this Wikipedia entry for more information.

DPI

Dots per inch. See this Wikipedia entry for more information.

Dual Roll Printing

Dual roll printing allows you to print multiple jobs on different rolls of media at the same time. A printer that can be loaded with two rolls of media supports Dual roll printing.

Gamma

Measures the amount of contrast found in an image.

Ink Limit

The amount of ink that can be absorbed by the print medium without bleeding.

Lookup Table

A Lookup Table (LUT) is an efficient way to store and retrieve data on your computer. When the program starts, it precalculates Transfer Curve data and stores it in an LUT. When you want to retrieve the data, the application accesses the data stored in the LUT, rather than performing a memory-intensive computation that could slow your computer. See this Wikipedia article for more information.

Rendering intent

Rendering intent specifies how a color space from the input file maps to the color space of the output device. See this Wikipedia entry for more information.

Resolution

Resolution defines the detail in which your printer outputs. You can find settings for resolution in the Printing Properties dialog.

Setups

Setups provide the link between the software and your output devices. Each setup contains the following information:

The default job properties that apply to a new job.

Virtual Hybrid Output

Hybrid devices can print an image and then cut a contour around it. Virtual hybrid output allows you to simulate hybrid device output. To achieve virtual hybrid output, print a job and then load the printed output into a cutter to cut it.

Resolution

Resolution defines the detail in which your printer outputs. You can find settings for resolution in the Printing Properties dialog.