Users Manual Part 4

Glossary
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tag stock A type of media having no adhesive backing but featuring a hole or notch by
which the tag can be hung on something. Tags are usually made of cardboard or other durable
material and are typically perforated between tags. Tag stock can come on rolls or in a fanfold
stack. See gap/notch media.
tear-off A mode of operation in which the user tears the label or tag stock away from the
remaining media by hand.
thermal transfer A printing method in which the printhead presses an ink or resin coated
ribbon against the media. Heating the printhead elements causes the ink or resin to transfer
onto the media. By selectively heating the printhead elements as the media and ribbon move
past, an image is printed onto the media. Contrast this with direct thermal.
void A space on which printing should have occurred, but did not due to an error condition
such as wrinkled ribbon or faulty print elements. A void can cause a printed barcode symbol to
be read incorrectly or not at all.
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