Tack
The technical measure of the stickiness of glue or ink.
Printing Glossary
Baffled by the jargon some printers use? Let us explain what all those terms mean...
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)
A graphic file format especially suited for representing large bitmaps.
Template
A standard layout.
Text paper
Quality paper suitable for text books or text brochures.
Thermography
A print finishing process, which involves heating thermal powder that is spread upon wet ink which is then hardened above the printed surface to produce a gloss raised image; also called raised printing.
Thermoplastic
A plastic that melts to a liquid when heated, and then solidifies when it is cooled.
Thesis paper
Paper produced from pulp containing little or no acid. Thesis paper has a greater endurance than regular paper and is also known as acid-free paper, alkaline paper, archival paper, neutral pH paper and permanent paper.
TIFF
Abbreviation for Tagged Image File Format; a graphic file format, especially suited for representing large bitmaps.
Toner
The powder or liquid ink that forms the image in electrostatic printing.
Transparent ink
Translucent ink that allows the colour beneath to show through.
Trim Size
The size of the printed material after it has been trimmed to specification.
Trumatch
A widely used colour-matching system.
