A
raster image processor, or
RIP, is a component used in a
printing system which produces a
bitmap. The bitmap is then sent to a printing device for output.
The input may be a
PostScript program or another bitmap of higher or lower resolution. In that case the RIP applies smoothing algorithms.
Every PostScript printer contains a RIP in its firmware.
More see raster graphics.
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