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Printing Terms: A Glossary for Print, Sign & Apparel Shops

Clear definitions and practical explanations for the printing, signage, vehicle graphics, and apparel terms shop owners and teams use every day.

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A

Adhesive Vinyl

Learn what Adhesive Vinyl means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Air Release Vinyl

Learn what Air Release Vinyl means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

B

Bleed

Learn what Bleed means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

C

Calendered Vinyl

Learn what Calendered Vinyl means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Cast Vinyl

Learn what Cast Vinyl means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Channel Letters

Learn what Channel Letters means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

CMYK

Learn what CMYK means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Cold Lamination

Learn what Cold Lamination means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Color Calibration

Learn what Color Calibration means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Color Change Wrap

Learn what Color Change Wrap means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Color Gamut

Learn what Color Gamut means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Color Management

Learn what Color Management means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Color Separation

Learn what Color Separation means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Contour Cutting

Learn what Contour Cutting means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Crop Marks

Learn what Crop Marks means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

D

Die Cutting

Learn what Die Cutting means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Digital Printing

Learn what Digital Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DPI

Learn what DPI means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTF Curing

Learn what DTF Curing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTF Film

Learn what DTF Film means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTF Gang Sheet

Learn what DTF Gang Sheet means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTF Ink

Learn what DTF Ink means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTF Powder

Learn what DTF Powder means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTF Pretreatment

Learn what DTF Pretreatment means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTF Printer

Learn what DTF Printer means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTF Printing

Learn what DTF Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTF Transfer

Learn what DTF Transfer means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

DTG Printing

Learn what DTG Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

E

Eco-Solvent Printing

Learn what Eco-Solvent Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Embroidery

Learn what Embroidery means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Embroidery Digitizing

Learn what Embroidery Digitizing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Embroidery Hoop

Learn what Embroidery Hoop means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Embroidery Stabilizer

Learn what Embroidery Stabilizer means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Embroidery Stitch Count

Learn what Embroidery Stitch Count means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Embroidery Thread

Learn what Embroidery Thread means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

F

Fill Stitch

Learn what Fill Stitch means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Flash Cure

Learn what Flash Cure means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Flatbed Printing

Learn what Flatbed Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Fleet Wrap

Learn what Fleet Wrap means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

G

Giclée Printing

Learn what Giclée Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

H

Halftone

Learn what Halftone means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Heat Press

Learn what Heat Press means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV)

Learn what Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

I

ICC Profile

Learn what ICC Profile means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Imposition

Learn what Imposition means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

K

Kiss Cut

Learn what Kiss Cut means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

L

Lamination

Learn what Lamination means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Large Format Printing

Learn what Large Format Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Latex Printing

Learn what Latex Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

O

Offset Printing

Learn what Offset Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

One-Way Vision Film

Learn what One-Way Vision Film means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

P

Pantone (PMS)

Learn what Pantone (PMS) means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Partial Vehicle Wrap

Learn what Partial Vehicle Wrap means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Perforated Window Vinyl

Learn what Perforated Window Vinyl means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Plastisol Ink

Learn what Plastisol Ink means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Plastisol Transfer

Learn what Plastisol Transfer means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Plotter

Learn what Plotter means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Post Heating

Learn what Post Heating means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Preflight

Learn what Preflight means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Prepress

Learn what Prepress means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Print and Cut

Learn what Print and Cut means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Print Finishing

Learn what Print Finishing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Print Resolution

Learn what Print Resolution means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Print-Ready File

Learn what Print-Ready File means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Printable Vinyl

Learn what Printable Vinyl means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

R

Raster Image

Learn what Raster Image means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Reflective Vinyl

Learn what Reflective Vinyl means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

RGB

Learn what RGB means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

RIP Software

Learn what RIP Software means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Roll-to-Roll Printing

Learn what Roll-to-Roll Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

S

Satin Stitch

Learn what Satin Stitch means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Screen Exposure

Learn what Screen Exposure means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Screen Printing

Learn what Screen Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Screen Printing Emulsion

Learn what Screen Printing Emulsion means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Screen Printing Mesh Count

Learn what Screen Printing Mesh Count means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Screen Printing Squeegee

Learn what Screen Printing Squeegee means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Screen Reclaiming

Learn what Screen Reclaiming means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Spot Color

Learn what Spot Color means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Sublimation Printing

Learn what Sublimation Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Surface Preparation

Learn what Surface Preparation means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

T

Tatami Stitch

Learn what Tatami Stitch means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Transfer Tape

Learn what Transfer Tape means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

U

Underbase

Learn what Underbase means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

UV Flatbed Printing

Learn what UV Flatbed Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

UV Printing

Learn what UV Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

V

Variable Data Printing

Learn what Variable Data Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vector Graphics

Learn what Vector Graphics means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vehicle Lettering

Learn what Vehicle Lettering means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vehicle Wrap

Learn what Vehicle Wrap means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vehicle Wrap Installation

Learn what Vehicle Wrap Installation means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vehicle Wrap Removal

Learn what Vehicle Wrap Removal means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vinyl Application

Learn what Vinyl Application means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vinyl Cutter

Learn what Vinyl Cutter means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vinyl Decals

Learn what Vinyl Decals means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vinyl Laminate

Learn what Vinyl Laminate means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vinyl Overlaminate

Learn what Vinyl Overlaminate means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vinyl Weeding

Learn what Vinyl Weeding means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Vinyl Wrap

Learn what Vinyl Wrap means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

W

Water-Based Ink

Learn what Water-Based Ink means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

White Ink Printing

Learn what White Ink Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Wide Format Printing

Learn what Wide Format Printing means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Window Film

Learn what Window Film means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Wrap Film

Learn what Wrap Film means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Wrap Lamination

Learn what Wrap Lamination means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

Wrap Squeegee

Learn what Wrap Squeegee means and how it is used in professional print, sign, apparel, or graphics production.

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