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ICC is an acronym for the International Color Consortium, a group of companies that has established a standard for color management. ICC color profiling refers to the process of creating and using these ICC profiles. An ICC profile is a data file that describes the color characteristics of a particular device, such as a monitor, scanner, camera, or printer, or a specific color space. It acts as a translation table, allowing colors to be rendered consistently across different devices.

Color management systems use ICC profiles to ensure that the colors you see on your screen are the same colors that will be printed. Without proper color profiling, colors can appear different on various devices due to variations in how each device reproduces color. This can lead to frustrating discrepancies, especially in professional fields like graphic design, photography, and printing.

The process typically involves measuring the color output of a device using specialized hardware and software. This measurement data is then used to generate an ICC profile. Once created, this profile can be applied within operating systems or specific software applications to inform the color management system about the device's capabilities. By linking the profiles of different devices and the source image, color management aims to achieve accurate color reproduction throughout the entire workflow, from capture to display and print. This ensures visual consistency and predictable color results.