Home About Us Label Printing Services Printed Labels Contact Us Address Labels Food Labels Pharmaceutical Labels Warning Labels Wine bottle labels Barcode Labels Foil Labels CD and DVD Labels Water Bottle Labels Window Decals FAQ • Glossary • Sitemap     Save $25 on your first order click here Glossary of Common Label Printing Terms Quality, convenience, and affordability define L&N Label Company. Our well-equipped printing facility is based in Tampa Bay and serves businesses around the state of Florida and the Southeast, including Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Oldsmar, Lakeland, Orlando, Sarasota, Jacksonville, Ft. Myers, Ft. Lauderdale, and Miami. Let us help you define your brand. All  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9    All Abrasiveness The tendency of a paper, coating or ink to abrade or wear away die edges, slitting blades, printing type, etc., by friction. Back to Top Adhesive A substance capable of holding materials together by surface attachment, allowing labels to stick to various surface materials. Adhesives are perfect for barcode, beverage, bottle, cosmetic, fruit and produce, consecutive numbered, clear, foil, florescent, glossy white, matte white, flexible packaging, multi-layer, multi-color, short-run labels, and more. Back to Top Anvil A hardened steel roll upon which the bearers of a rotary die-cutting tool ride. Also provides the hardened surface to support the die cutting. Back to Top ASCII The character set and code described in the American National Standard Code for Information Interchange, ANSI X3.4-19777. Each ASCII character is encoded with 7 bits (8 bits including parity check). The ASCII character set is used for information interchange between data processing systems, communications systems, and associated equipment. The ASCII set consists of both control and printing characters. Back to Top Backing Refers to the carrier sheet of material in a pressure sensitive lamination as opposed to the face material. Usually has a release coating applied so that the adhesive will not stick too tightly to it. Back to Top Basic Sheet Size The size of a sheet of paper which is used to determine paper weight. Sizes vary depending on the type of stock. Back to Top Bleedthrough Migration of materials from an adhesive or substrate into a face material, resulting in a mottled appearance of the face stock and possible detrimental effects to the adhesive. Back to Top Butt Cut Labels Rectangular labels in continuous form separated by a single knife cut to the liner across the web. Back to Top Cast Vinyl Vinyl sheeting manufactured by coating a liquid vinyl acetate or similar ester onto a casting paper and curing in a heated oven. Back to Top Central Impression A press with a number of printing units around a large cylinder that serves as the impression cylinder against which the substrate rides. Back to Top Continuous Labels Fan-folded labels manufactured from a continuous web of label stock which is not cut into units prior to execution. Continuous labels are mostly used for data processing applications. Back to Top Die Cut Labels Pressure sensitive labels mounted on a release liner from which the matrix has been die cut and usually removed. Back to Top Die Lines A hand drawn or computer generated layout of the die cut. Back to Top Embossed Condition in which the image is raised above the surface. Back to Top Engraving A general term normally applied to any pattern which has been cut into or incised into a surface by hand, mechanical or etching process. Back to Top Face Stock Any papers, film, fabric, laminate, or foil material suitable for converting into pressure sensitive label stock. In the finished construction, this web is bonded to the adhesive layer and becomes the functional part of the construction. Back to Top Finish The surface property of a paper or film determined by its texture and gloss. A gloss finish, for example, can be shiny and highly reflective, while a matte finish is generally dull and reflects little light. Back to Top Fluorescent Labels A label that is coated with fluorescent pigment which not only reflects a visible wavelength, but is activated by most of the remaining absorbed light to re-emit it as color of a longer wavelength which results in reinforcement of the reflected color. Back to Top Foil Labels Foils add a classic elegance to products, with their distinctive reflective shine that attracts attention. Our foil colors include shiny gold, dull gold, shiny silver, dull silver, and brushed chrome. Back to Top Four Color Process A printing process that separates an image into four ink colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Printing these screened colors in combination creates any color in the spectrum, resulting in a colorful label, decal, or sticker that adds style and attracts the attention it deserves. Back to Top Hot Stamping A printing process in which the image is transferred to a label material by a combination of heat and pressure. Many our custom printed labels feature hot stamping. Back to Top In-Line Pressing A press coupled to another operation such as sheeting, die-cutting, creasing, etc. A multi-color press in which the color stations are mounted horizontally in a line. Back to Top Label Stock Pressure-sensitive laminate from which labels are produced, usually refers to roll stock. Back to Top Laminate A web material formed by bonding two or more materials together as in pressure-sensitive construction. To apply one layer of material over another. Back to Top Matte Finish A low-gloss or no-gloss finish. A UV-curable clear coat may also be used to produce a matte or textured finish. Many of our custom printed labels feature matte finish. Back to Top Back to Top Viewing: Record 1-25 of 33  1 2   Call Customer Service (727) 475-4477 2051 Sunnydale Blvd Clearwater, FL 33765 Toll Free (877) 726-1409 L&N Label Company, Inc. | 2051 Sunnydale Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33765 | Phone (727) 475-4477 Home | About Us | Label Printing Services | Printed Labels | FAQ | Glossary | Contact Us | Sitemap | Privacy Policy Label Printing Tampa | Label Printers Lakeland | Printing Labels Sarasota | Sticker Printing Orlando | Sticker Printers Jacksonville | Label Printing St Petersburg | Label Printers Clearwater | Labels Printing Ft. Myers | Label Printers Ft. Lauderdale | Label Printing Oldsmar | Label Printers Miami Website Design & Internet Marketing by Search-Metro.com © Copyright 2010 labelprintingservice.com, All Rights Reserved.