Font Flavors
Fonts come in several formats: PostScript (often also referred to as Type 1), TrueType, and OpenType. Within those major species, there are subspecies, but it’s sufficient to know the major species. We’ll ignore ancient Mac system fonts, which were just bitmap information.
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