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EPS

Encapsulated Postscript, a computer file standard set by Adobe for printers, which is the mathematical definition of shapes, lines, color and space. This is one of the most accurate ways to define a font or image, but creates much larger file size. EPS files also add page description information to the files. Used on all computers, but not all postscript files are the same, nor readable between programs. EPSF is generally an IBM file; EPSP is usually found on Macintosh.

Export

The act of sending a file out through a specialized mini-application, to print, compress, or to a specialized file format.