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Thermal Printing Glossary

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backing

The liner of pressure-sensitive label stock which functions as a carrier.

bar code

A binary coding system consisting of vertical marks or bars that, when read by an optical scanner, can be converted into machine language; An automatic identification technology that encodes information into an array of adjacent varying width parallel rectangular bars and spaces.

bar code character

A single group of bars and spaces that represent a specific number, letter, punctuation mark or other symbol; the smallest subset of a bar code symbol that contains data.

bar code density
The number of data characters that can be represented in a linear unit of measure, often expressed in characters per inch.
bar code reader

A device used to read a bar code symbol, usually connected to a CRT or personal computer.

biaxially oriented

Stock with fiber layers at angles to each other for strength.

black stripe

A black line pre-printed on the back side of the label or tag that printers equipped with reflective sensors use to signal the end of one label and the top of the next.

butt cut labels

Rectangular labels in continuous form, separated by a horizontal face cut.



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