If you've been in print design long enough you'll remember Type 1 fonts well. Introduced in 1984, they contained a printer ...

A scalable font technology from Adobe that renders fonts for both the printer and the screen. PostScript fonts come in Type 1 and Type 3 formats. Type 1 fonts use a simple, efficient command ...

screen fonts must be matched as close as possible to the printer fonts. Contrast with printer font. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.