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Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Viscosity | The measure of fluids resistance to flow. It influences the amount of ink is printed. |
| Kiss Impression | The minimum pressure at which proper ink transfer is possible. |
| Gamut | The total range of colors that can be displayed. |
| Analog Device | A computer of other device that uses continuous signals of varying intensities. |
| Byte | A single group of bits (most often eight) that are processed as a unit. |
| Die | Device for cutting, scoring, stamping, embossing or de-bossing. |
| JPEG | File format is a compressed format, with some loss of quality during compression. (Hank Hill: Do I look like I know what a is?) |
| Pinholes | Tiny areas that are not covered by ink. |
| Rag Paper | Paper containing a minimum of 25% rag or cotton fiber pulp. |
| Under Color Removal (UCR) | Reducing the cyan, magenta and yellow content in neutrals areas of the reproduction and replacing them with black ink so the so the reproduction will appear normal but will use less ink. |
| Fuzz | Projecting from the surface of a sheet of paper. |
| Imprinting | To print new copy on a previously printed sheet. Ex. Employee's name on business cards. |
| Flexography | A printing process that uses a raised surface of flexible rubber or photopolymer printing plate mounted on a rotary drum and thin, fast-drying inks to print on almost any roll stock. |
| Optical Disk | A high density storage device that uses a laser to burn a pattern of holes into a tellurium film on the disk surface. |
| Ink Absorbency | Ability of an ink to penetrate a substrate surface to a desired level promoting adhesion, high density; high gloss and ink lay uniformity. |
| Abort | A computing command that instructs the system to abandon a program or ignore all data transferred after a given point. |
| Bleed Tab | Image that is debossed, embossed or stamped, but not printed with ink or foil. |
| Digitize | To convert an image or signal into binary form. |
| Drum Scanner | Color separation equipment on which the original transparency is wrapped around a hollow, plastic rotary cylinder. |
| Fine Paper | Paper made specifically for writing or commercial printing, as opposed to coarse paper and industrial paper. |
| RGB | Red, Green and Blue primary colors. (used In monitors.) |
| Browse | To search the internet. |
| Calibrate | To adjust the scale on a measuring equipment. |
| Chalking | Improper drying of ink. pigments dust of because the ink absorbed too quickly. |
| CMYK | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (black). The four process colors. |
| Key | Another word for black. |