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Cura is a term with multiple meanings across technology and language. In modern use, it most commonly refers to a 3D printing software, while in linguistic and religious contexts it denotes concepts such as care, cure, or pastoral duties.

Cura, officially Ultimaker Cura, is a free, open-source 3D printing slicer developed by Ultimaker. It converts

In Latin and modern Romance languages, cura means care, concern, or charge. In Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian,

Other uses may include place names or brand names, but the two principal senses summarized above are

three-dimensional
models
into
printer
instructions
by
calculating
toolpaths,
layer
height,
infill,
supports,
and
other
settings.
The
program
runs
on
Windows,
macOS,
and
Linux
and
supports
a
wide
range
of
printers
beyond
Ultimaker
devices.
It
provides
a
library
of
print
profiles,
model
repair
tools,
and
a
visual
layer-by-layer
preview,
and
it
uses
the
CuraEngine
slicing
core
to
produce
G-code.
Cura
is
widely
used
by
hobbyists
and
professionals
for
configuring
and
optimizing
prints.
the
same
root
appears
with
related
senses
of
care
or
cure.
In
Catholic
contexts,
cura
denotes
the
pastoral
duties
of
a
parish
priest,
and
phrases
such
as
cura
animarum
appear
in
historical
and
liturgical
usage.
The
term
has
produced
English
words
such
as
curator
and
curative,
both
ultimately
derived
from
cura.
Cura
as
slicer
software
and
cura
as
a
root
meaning
care
or
duty
in
Latin
and
its
descendant
languages.