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Absorption: |
In
paper, the property which causes it to take up liquids or vapors in
contact with it. In optics, the partial suppression of light
through a transparent or translucent material.
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Accordion
Fold: |
In
binding, a term used for two or more parallel folds which open like
an accordion.
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Acrylic
Adhesive: |
A
pressure sensitive adhesive based upon high-strength acrylic polymers.
This adhesive is used with laser labels.
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Additive
Primaries: |
In
color reproduction, red, green, and blue (RGB). When lights
of these colors are added together, they produce the sensation of
white light.
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Adhesion:
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A
bond established upon contact between two surfaces. Normally requires
a minimum of 24 hours for ultimate adhesion.
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Adhesive:
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A
substance capable of holding materials together by surface attachment.
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Adhesive
Bleed: |
A Condition in which adhesive has oozed out from under the edge of
a label, through a split in the liner or face, or through the edge
of a sheet of stock. See Cold Flow. Also see Ooze.
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Adhesive
Cold Temperature: |
An
adhesive that adheres to refrigerated or frozen substrates generally
35°F or colder.
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Adhesive
High Temperature: |
An
adhesive designed for temperature exposure up to 450°F.
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Adhesive
Opaque: |
A darkened adhesive that restricts printing from showing through the
adhesive-coated side of a label.
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Adhesive
Pattern Gummed: |
An
adhesive coating that alternates strips of adhesive with strips of
non-adhesive running parallel with machine direction. Often this non-adhesive
area is used as a Lift Tab. (e.g.. P1-35PB.)
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Adhesive
Permanent: |
An
adhesive characterized by having a high ultimate adhesion. Either
cannot be removed intact, or requires a great deal of effort to remove.
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Adhesive
Pressure Sensitive: |
Always
tacky, it is classified as either a permanent or removable depending
upon it's adhesion value. Can adhere to a variety of surfaces depending
upon it's adhesion value. Can adhere to a variety of surfaces upon
contact coupled with hand pressure.
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Adhesive
Removable: |
Pressure
sensitive adhesive characterized by low ultimate adhesion. Can be
removed intact from most surfaces, generally without adhesive residue.
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Adhesive
Residue: |
Pressure
sensitive adhesive that is left behind on a surface after a label
is removed.
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Adhesive
Rubber Based: |
A
pressure sensitive adhesive derived from natural or synthetic rubbers.
This adhesive type is used on our pinfeed and thermal transfer labels.
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Against
the Grain: |
Folding
or feeding paper at right angles to the grain direction of the paper.
Also called crossgrain.
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AIAG:
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(Automotive
Industry Action Group) A group made up of manufacturers in the automobile
industry that have formulated labeling and packaging standards for
sub-assembly automotive vendors.
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Airbrush: |
In
artwork, a small pressure gun shaped like a pencil that sprays watercolor
pigment. In electronic imaging, a retouching technique.
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Aliasing: |
A
stair step effect (jaggies) caused by poor resolution in which angled
lines or edges of elements in an electronic image look broken or crooked.
Anti-aliasing programs smooth out these boundaries and produce a softer
image.
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Alphanumeric: |
Having
or using both alphabetical and numerical symbols.
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AM: |
(Amplitude
Modulation) Halftone screening, as opposed to FM screening, has dots
of variable size with equal spacing between dot centers. See
halftone.
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Analog
Color Proof: |
Off-press
color proof made from separation films.
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Anti-Halation
Backing: |
In
photography, coating applied to back of film to prevent halation.
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Anti-Offset
or Set-Off Spray: |
In
printing, dry spray of finely powdered starch used on press to prevent
wet ink from transferring from the top of one sheet to the bottom
of the next sheet.
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Antique
Finish: |
A
term describing the surface, usually on book and cover papers, that
has a natural rough finish.
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Anvil
Cut: |
Pressure
sensitive labels that are die cut through all components of the label
stock, including the liner. Also called steel-to-steel, metal to metal
or punched out.
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Aperture:
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In
photography, lens opening or lens stop expressed as an f/number, such
as f/22.
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Apochromatic:
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In
photography, color-corrected lenses that focus the three colors, blue,
green and red, on the same plane.
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Application:
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Placement
of a label on a substrate. Also can be the conditions under which
the label is to be used.
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Application
Program: |
Software
that performs specific and relatively complex tasks and lets you create
and modify documents. Some common types of applications are
word processors, spreadsheets, databases, graphics programs, page
layout software and communication programs.
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Application
Temperature: |
Temperature
of label material and substrate at time label is applied. Adhesives
have minimum and maximum application temperature ranges.
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Applicator:
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A
device that automatically feeds and applies pressure sensitive labels
to a product.
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APR:
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(automatic
picture replacement) The replacement of a low-resolution image by
a high-esolution image.
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Art:
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All
illustrations copy used in preparing a job for printing.
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Ascender:
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That
part of a lowercase letter which rises above the main body, as in
"b".
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ASCII:
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(American
Standard Code for Information Interchange) A standard format for representing
digital information in 8-bit chunks.
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Automatic
Processor: |
In
photography, machine to automatically develop, fix, wash, and dry
exposed photographic film. In platemaking, machine to develop,
rinse, gum, and dry printing plates.
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