rainbow series: n. Any of several series of technical manuals
distinguished by cover color. The original rainbow series was the
NCSC security manuals (see Orange Book, crayola books); the term
has also been commonly applied to the PostScript reference set (see
Red Book, Green Book, Blue Book, White Book). Which books
are meant by "`the' rainbow series" unqualified is thus dependent on
one's local technical culture.
![[prev]](../gif/left.gif){kind=small}
![[up]](../gif/up.gif){kind=small}
![[next]](../gif/right.gif){kind=small}