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Home » Glossary » Software » CMYK

CMYK

March 31, 2017  in Software by Art Whitton

CMYK is colour space usually used for printing.   It is an acronym that stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. In a simple colour printer there may a separate toner for each colour, which combine to make up the many colours in your photo.

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