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PostScript fonts
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<p>PostScript fonts are font files encoded in <a href="/facts/Outline_font/G8w72cFp">outline font</a> specifications developed by <a href="/facts/Adobe_Systems/Bj1d5XvJ">Adobe Systems</a> for professional <a href="/facts/Desktop_publishing/gUPtzSnH">digital typesetting</a>. This system uses <a href="/facts/PostScript/h2XwbcmC">PostScript</a> file format to encode font information. </p><p>"PostScript fonts" may also separately be used to refer to a basic set of fonts included as standards in the PostScript system, such as <a href="/facts/Times_New_Roman/8hrJ2Hb2">Times New Roman</a>, <a href="/facts/Helvetica/w9c4wxQk">Helvetica</a>, and <a href="/facts/ITC_Avant_Garde/6WIvUAjY">Avant Garde</a>. </p>