CMY

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(graphic arts) A color model that synthesizes all colors as combinations of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black; it begins with white, and subtracts the appropriate color to yield the desired color. Also known as CMY.

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(Cyan Magenta Yellow) The color space used for printing. In theory, equal amounts of all three colors produce black. In practice, a separate black ink is required for quality printing. See CMYK.

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is short for:

Meaning	Category
Bitmap graphics (raw cyan magenta yellow and black bytes)	Computing->File Extensions
Can't Make Your Kolor	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Carbon My Yellow Kite	Miscellaneous->Funnies
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black	Computing->General
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key	Community->Media

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	process color (technology)
	color printer (technology)
	composite black (technology)

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