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PPD API introduction for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
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<h2 class='title'>Introduction</h2>
-<p>The CUPS PPD API provides...</p>
+<p>The CUPS PPD API provides read-only access the data in
+PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") files. With it you can
+display printer options to users, mark option choices and check
+for conflicting choices, and output marked choices in PostScript
+output.</p>
<h2 class='title'>General Usage</h2>