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This glossary of printing terms was created by people working in today's printing industry and is brought to
you by MirPrint.com . It has been revised and edited and we have rewritten some technical descriptions in every day language
to help the non technical person. Any suggestions that you may have on how we can improve this glossary will be carefully
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ValueOne of the three attributes of a color, descriptive of its degree of lightness or darkness, described apart from the hue or saturation of the image. Typically a function of the reflectance characteristics of the paper being utilized, brightness being an optical property of paper that describes its reflectance of ...
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VarnishedIn the production of printing ink, varnish can refer to either a combination of oils, resins, waxes, solvents and other materials used as an ink vehicle. The use of varnish tends to increase the gloss of a printed ink.
The term varnish also refers to an overcoating applied to a printed ...
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VeloxStrictly speaking, the trade name of a type of chloride papers developed by Kodak for producing photographic prints. The term Velox is commonly used to refer to a glossy black-and-white photographic print of halftone images or line art used for proofing negatives. ...
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Virgin PaperThis means paper made exclusively from pulp made from trees or cotton, instead of recycled or partially recycled paper. ...
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VOCVOC stands for Volatile Organic Compounds, which are petroleum substances used as the basis for many standard printing ink types. ...
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