Version 5.3.02 - Serendipity Software

Glossary
Client – GUI that monitors jobs and allows configuration of the Server.
Clustering – The use of multiple machines on a network for distributed processing.
CMM – Colour Management Module.
CRT – Cathode Ray Tube. Describes the type of monitor.
CTP – Computer to Plate.
CUPS – Common UNIX Printing System.
Data Types – Database groups such as Pagesetups or RIPs etc.
DPI – Dots Per Inch (resolution).
EPS – Encapsulated Postscript File.
FTP – File Transfer Protocol – Method for copying files between computers across networks.
GUI – Graphical User Interface.
ICC – International Color Consortium.
ICC Profile – A colour lookup table used for converting colour of a job from one device to another.
LAN – Local Area Network.
LCD – Liquid Crystal Display.
LPI – Lines Per Inch (Screen Ruling).
Master – A Master Server, controlling Slave nodes in a Clustering environment.
QueueManager – Client module that displays job queues and jobs in those queues.
QueueStatus – Monitors the progress of a job through the system.
Real Density – Colour content of a patch as measured.
RIP – Raster Image Processor.
Server – Software module that handles the processing of jobs.
Slave (Node) – A separate processing node on the network. Used for processing jobs by a Master.
TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol.
Visual Density – The darkness of the patch measured (how much light is absorbed). The more light absorbed, the
darker the Visual Density.
WAN – Wide Area Network.
Workbench – Client application used to configure the Server.
YN – Yule Nielsen Number.
Yule Nielsen Number – A “fudge factor” used when calculating % tint (dot area) from density readings.
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