The rough and the smooth: bitmap and vector fonts
PostScript fonts
A third kind of font is needed if you are printing to a PostScript printer, and used to be needed by Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format, PDF: 'PostScript' fonts.
OpenType format includes the features of both PostScript and TrueType, but PostScript is still an option in the world of 'high-end' printing
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