Fine Print Knowledge Center
The online guide to print and design.
- T-Grain Technology
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Trademark for patented Kodak film emulsion technology used in all Kodak Advanced Photo System films; uniquely shaped grains that align better than conventional silver crystals, absorbing and transmitting light more effectively to produce sharper images. Kodak Advantix 400 film is the company’s first 400-speed film using all T-grain emulsions.
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- T1
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A leased line that provides high-speed 1.544 Mbps (megabit per second) connections to the Internet.
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- T3
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A leased line that provides ultra-high-speed 45-Mbps connections to the Internet.
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- T4S
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A symbol used to indicate that the sheet paper has been trimmed on all four sides.
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- Tab Delimited File
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A data file that uses tabs to separate individual fields.
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- Table of Contents
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The list of a book’s chapters or a magazine’s features and departments that appears as part of the front matter.
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- Tabloid
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- TAC
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Total Area Coverage
Value indicating the maximum amount of printing ink needed for the production of colors in four-color and offset printing.
Normally the higher the total ink limit, the darker the color to be reproduced.
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- Tack
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The stickiness of ink required to adhere properly to the type of substrate being printed on.
To much tack can cause the fibers to be pulled off the paper causing picking.
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- Tag
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A label attached to a product without the use of an adhesive.
They are used for the purpose of providing product indentification, information, instructions and warnings.
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- Tag Paper
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A strong, heavyweight paper stock that has a smooth, hard finish.
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- TAGA
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Technical Association of the Graphic Arts
An international technical association for professionals in the graphic arts industry founded in 1948.
Its some 900 members include scientists and engineers from publishing houses, print shops and other graphic arts businesses and suppliers.
http://www.gain.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=lower25&wps_key=DDC4AD1F-EFD9-4EDB-8FE4-DA22C7FE0F40
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- Tagged Image File Format
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TIFF
A graphics file format developed by Aldus, Adobe, and Apple that is especially suited for representing large bitmaps, such as scanned black and white or color images.
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- Tagged Image File Format for Image Technology
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TIFF/IT
A file format structured to digitally send data for print ready pages that have been created on high-end prepress systems.
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Tagged Image File Format for Image Technology Profile 1
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TIFF/IT P-1
A simplified form of the TIFF/IT format that maximizes the compatibility between desktop systems and proprietary CEPS (Color Electronic Prepress Systems).
It is widely used for exchange of advertising and editorial material.
The DDAP (Digital Distribution of Advertising for Publications) Association specifies that the TIFF/IT P-1 be used in the exchange of digital advertising files.
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- Tail
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- Tamper Evident Label
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Tamper evident labels show evidence of tampering by leaving a message on the surface that it is removed from.
The words “VOID” or “OPENED” appear when the label is removed.
The label cannot be replaced without indication that it was tampered with.
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- Tamper-Evident Adhesive Labels
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A kind of adhesive labels that make any attempts to open or manipulate the product visible.
Special tamper-evident labels are used, for example, to protect the integrity of packaging.
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- Tamperproof
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When an item, such as an evelope, label or container seal, cannot be opened or removed, without destroying it, making it impossible to returned it to its original state.
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- Tare Weight
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The weight of the container or packaging materials.
The gross weight minus the net weight equals the tare weight.
For roll stock the tare weight would be the roll wrapper and the core.
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- TB
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- TCL
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- TCP
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Transmission Control Protocol
The protocol that provides reliable delivery service to Internet applications.
Using TCP, one Internet client can transmit streams of data to another Internet client.
The TCP protocol retransmits lost and corrupted data packets to ensure reliable delivery of information.
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- TCP/IP
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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
A set of rules governing the reliable transfer of data between computers on the Internet.
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- Tear Strength
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Paper’’s ability to resist tearing while going through various stages of production such as printing, folding, book binding and miscellaneous bindery operations.
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- Teaser
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In a direct mail package, it is a word or phrase used, generally on the outside of the mailing envelope, to attract the attention of the recipient to get him to open the package and read the of offer inside.
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- Technical Association of the Graphic Arts
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TAGA
An international technical association for professionals in the graphic arts industry founded in 1948.
Its some 900 members include scientists and engineers from publishing houses, print shops and other graphic arts businesses and suppliers.
http://www.gain.net/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=lower25&wps_key=DDC4AD1F-EFD9-4EDB-8FE4-DA22C7FE0F40
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- TEG
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Top Edge Gilt
Usually abbreviated teg, it means that the top edges of the pages have been covered with gold leaf or gilt material.
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- Telephoto Lens
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A lens with a long focal length, generally above 55mm, which enables a distant setting to be brought closer than a standard lens would allow for photographing.
A 50mm lens with a 3x zoom is the same as a lens having the capability to go from 50mm to 150mm.
A lens that makes a subject appear larger on film than does a normal lens at the same camera-to-subject distance.
A telephoto lens has a longer focal length and narrower field of view than a normal lens.
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- Telnet
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A standard Internet protocol used to access remote hosts.
The program is used by the host to request that a password must be entered by anyone wanting to gain access to their site.
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