What does the term "RIP" mean?
Answered by Suzanne Morgan, founder, Print Buyers Online.com
Question:
What does the term "RIP" mean?
J.L.
Answer:
RIP is an abbreviation for raster image processor, which is a device that translates page description commands into rasters for an output device such as a laser printer or imagesetter. Because of the abbreviation RIP, converting images to rasters is known as ripping images.
Source: From Mark Beach’s Graphically Speaking
In layman’s terms, it is basically the device that a print supplier uses to translate your file into a language that can be understood by their imaging devices. I hope this helps.
Suzanne