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RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY—Also called RAM. Retrievable computer
memory accessible at will without sequential reading.
RANGEFINDER—The ground glass in a camera used to focus an image.
RASTER-BASED—An image based on the manipulation of a matrix of
pixels or dots.
RASTER IMAGE PROCESSOR—Also called RIP. A device for
converting vector-based imagery to high-resolution raster images.
READ—To access electronically stored data.
REAR PROJECTION SCREEN—A matte surface, translucent screen used
when projecting an image from behind to a screen.
REBOOT—Restart the computer system.
RECEDING COLORS—Colors that appear to move away or create the
illusion of distance.
RECTANGULAR COORDINATE GRAPH—A graph based on a grid
system where values are plotted by X and Y coordinates.
REFERENCE NUMBERS—Numbers used on one drawing to refer to
another drawing for further details.
REFERENCE PLANE—The normal plane used to reference all information.
REGISTER—To align a page or any elements of an image or impression to
match the position of successive impressions.
REGISTER MARKS—Marks used to key an overlay to a drawing or
mechanical as in color separation or combination plates.
REMOVED SECTION—A drawing of the internal cross section of an object
located near the basic drawing of the object.
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