Datasheet

Glossary

Xerox Wide Format Supplies Applications Guide

Version 2.0; April 2005

Glossary of Terms

3-Color black Area of solid Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow inks combining to form a black.

Accelerated Light Testing Equipment is used to expose materials to light, at elevated energy levels,

more concentrated than the actual light source.

Adhesion A bond between two surfaces. A substance capable of holding materials together

by surface attachment.

Adhesion, Initial Force required to remove a pressure sensitive material from a substrate (Important: this

force can only be measured under specific, standardized conditions to obtain reliable

and comparable results.

Adhesion, Peel Peel adhesion, measured 20 minutes after the self-adhesive material has been applied.

Adhesion, Ultimate Peel adhesion, measured 24 hours after application of the self-adhesive material.

Adhesive, Permanent An adhesive that provides permanent bond to a wide variety of surfaces.

Adhesive, Removable A pressure sensitive adhesive characterized by low ultimate adhesion to a variety of surfaces.

Adhesive, Repositionable An adhesive that permits removal and re-positioning shortly after application, prior to

development of ultimate adhesion.

Application A method of creating a graphic for a specific purpose. This can include materials, printing,

finishing and construction methods.

Backlit A print illuminated from behind. These prints may also be viewed from the front with the

back lighting off.

Bleed The amount an image extends past the desired size of a print. This extra image area allows

for errors in sizing and positioning during finishing.

Boat waking During lamination, uneven tension can cause ripples in the prints. Boat waking is when

ripples originating at the center of the print extend diagonally out towards the edges.

Calendered PVC A PVC (poly vinyl chloride) sheet formed by means of system of cylinders, distributing and

pressing the PVC into a sheet of the required caliper.

Caliper The distance between the 2 surfaces of a material, measured in microns.

Cast Coated PVC A PVC sheet manufactured by using PVC onto a web of coated paper. This technique

allows the production of PVC sheeting with low caliper, high flexibility and excellent

dimensional stability.

Chemical Resistance The resistance of a material to the deterioration effects resulting from exposure to chemicals

under specified conditions.