Glossary of Printing Terms:
Positive

1. A photographic image, made on paper or film, that keeps the same tonal orientation as the original.

The photographic image is the same color as the original.

The white areas on the original will be white on paper and clear on film.

1. The opposite of a negative, an image with the same tonal relationships as those in the original scenes-for example, a finished print or a slide.