Abrasion resistance
Abrasion resistance refers to the resistance of the ink on a printing substrate to friction.
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Absolute colorimetric
“Absolute colorimetric” (also known as colorimetric) is one of four rendering intents in gamut mapping.
Adobe PDF Print Engine
The Adobe PDF Print Engine – APPE – is a software platform of ADOBE, specializing in the processing of PDF files and print rendering. It follows the widespread PostScript Level III print language or CPSI (Configurable PostScript Interpreter).
Altona Test Suite
The Altona Test Suite is a test equipment package for printers and prepress companies. In the current version it includes the Roman16 reference images, different test forms for different applications (technical test forms, visual test forms etc.), reference prints for all test forms, ICC profiles, reference data of all test forms and technical documentation.
Amber
Amber is a high white, uncoated paper made by Arctic Papier.
Anaglyph
An anaglyph picture is a printed or screen displayed 3D image that can be viewed with special anaglyph glasses in 3D. These glasses are equipped with a red and a cyan or blue film before the eyes.
Aniva
Aniva is a highly pigmented printing ink made by Epple, which achieves significantly higher colourfulness in CMYK mode than regular printing inks.
Artbox
The Artbox is the smallest box within a PDF file. It covers the area to be used when importing the PDF file into another application. It is comparable to the size specified during the import of an EPS file.