Datasheet

Glossary
Xerox Wide Format Supplies Applications Guide
Version 2.0; April 2005
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R
Red, Green, Blue The additive (display) primaries.
Referral The state in which a print is being handled and/or viewed.
Reflective Colors that are seen after they bounce off an object’s surface.
Release The force required to separate a pressure sensitive laminate. This force varies with test
conditions - peel speed, temperature and peel angle, etc.
Release Coat The coating applied to the backing paper, which enables the latter to separate readily from
pressure sensitive adhesives.
Rough Trim Prior to final trim, it may be necessary to trim the print to approximate size for ease in
handling.When final trim is not known until at the display site, rough trim may be used.
S
Saturation The relative colorfulness or chromaticity of a color.
Secondary Color The color that results when two primaries are added or mixed together.
Shade The result of adding black to a pure hue.
Silvering A problem occurring during lamination. It is seen as a silver sheen or discoloration in dark
areas. The silvering is produced by very small bubbles in the adhesive layer of the laminate,
usually indicating separation due to low pressure, low heat, or high speed.
Solvent Resistance The resistance of a pressure sensitive material to the action of specific organic liquids.
Stiffness The property of a material that enables it to resist bending forces.
Substrate The surface to which a self-adhesive material is to be adhered.
T
Tack The property of a pressure sensitive material that causes it to adhere to a surface under
conditions of low pressure and short contact.
Tear Strength Property measured by the force required to tear a specimen under specified test conditions.
Tensile Strength The force required to break a material under specified test conditions.
Tint The result of adding white to a pure hue.
Translucent Transmitting light in a diffuse manner so that the object beyond cannot be clearly
distinguished, partly transparent.
Transparency The light transmission rate of a clear film.
Transmitted Colors that are seen through a transparent or translucent object.
Trim The final size of a finished graphic. Usually the final trim is the size of the print as it
is displayed.