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Glossary
color management system (CMS)
System used to match color across 
different input, display, and output 
devices. 
color rendering dictionary 
See CRD (color rendering dictionary).
color separation
The process of separating a color 
image into the color components for 
printing—cyan, magenta, yellow, and 
black. Also used to refer to the four 
sheets of film that result from the process 
of separating a color image. 
color space
A model for representing color in terms 
of measurable values, such as the amount 
of red, green, and blue in an image. RGB 
and CMYK color spaces correspond to 
color devices—monitors and copier/
printers respectively. Other color spaces, 
such as CIE Lab, are based on 
mathematical models and are device-
independent. They are not based on the 
color response of a particular device. See 
gamut.
colorant
An ink, dye, toner, paint, or other 
pigment that modifies the color of media 
to which it is applied.
ColorWise
See ColorWise color management.
ColorWise color management
Fiery ICC-open color management 
solution, which is an easy-to-use system 
that addresses the needs of both casual 
and experienced color management 
users.
composite printer
Any output device that can print directly 
in color without first creating color 
separations. A composite print can be 
used as an early proof of an offset print 
job.
continuous tone (contone)
Describes a photographic image that 
contains gradient tones from black to 
white (such as a 35mm transparency or a 
photograph). Continuous tones cannot 
be reproduced in that form for printing, 
but must be screened to translate the 
image into dots.
continuous tone (contone) image
An image containing fine gradations of 
tones, such as a photographic image. 
CRD (Color Rendering Dictionary)
A feature of color management systems 
and PostScript Level 2 and PostScript 3 
color copier/printers that maintains the 
best possible translation of color from 
one color device to another. A color 
rendering dictionary (CRD) is used by 
the color management system or the 
copier/printer’s PostScript interpreter 
when converting data between color 
spaces. The Fiery includes several CRDs, 
each of which provides a different color 
rendering style.