Module A: Abbreviation and Definition

Introduction

In this module most of the commonly used abbreviations are defined. The purpose of
this module to give an overview among all of the shortened terms that are frequently
used by Komori people.

Terms

Abbreviation Definition Short Meaning

PQC Print Quality Controller Control of press from remote table

at delivery side

KMS Komori Management System Print job management

PDM PQC Data Managament Print job management

PCC PQC CIP Communicator Conversion from pre-press to press

inkprofiles

K-Station Komori Station Remote job management and

statistics

PDC-S Print Density Controller – Spectral (Photo- Print quality control by measuring
Spectral) colorbars

PDC-Lite Print Density Controller – Lite version (Density Print quality control by measuring
only) colorbars

DUC Digital Unit for Communication Preset devices, register

J-Unit Junction Unit Ink-key control

PLC Programmable Logic Controller Main control device for press

PCB Printed Circuit Board

CIP3 International Cooperation for “Integration of Standardization

PrePress, Press and PostPress” (3 x P).

CIP4 International Cooperation for “Integration of Standardization

Processes in PrePress, Press and PostPress” (4 x
P).

Follow up of CIP3 including JDF and JMF.

PPF Print Production Format File containing pre-press data

(image)

PQ0 and PQ4 File extensions for files, readable by the PQC Ink-profile
 PQ0 (PQ-zero) is old format, handling only job-
numbers
PQ4 (PQ-four) is current format, handling
project and job name

PDF Portable Document Format Document containing an image

JDF Job Definition Format (Job Ticket) XML message to communicate

JMF Job Messaging Format (Job Status / Message) XML message to communicate

MIS Management Information System Printshop production control

software

CLC Closed Loop Controller Send correction data from PDC-S or

PDC-Lite back to the PQC

ICC International Color Consortium Standardization

ICC-profile Set of data that characterizes a color input or After measuring a chart with
output device. measurement points
Color space according to ICC standard.

KHS Komori Hyper System (quick pre-inking, ink- Reduce makeready time, amount of
removing) sheets

KHS-AI KHS – Advanced Interface Self learning / dynamic version of

KHS

PQA Print Quality Assessment Print quality control by monitoring

whole sheets