Glossary

A description of the materials on the top layer of an NFC tag.

The range of frequencies that light (photons) can exist; includes visible, x-ray, radio (RF) gamma. Related Wikipedia – Electromagnetic Spectrum

Software used to encode NFC tags. Related Encoder Software

A print methodology in which the artwork is rendered digitally for each product to be printed as opposed to ....

Computer software that is run on a hardware device to control the hardware; sometimes can be upgraded by the user....

The smallest quantity of product that has to be purchased per order. Related  

A print methodology based on relief plates; as opposed to . Related Wikipedia – Flexographic Printing

The use of materials which comply with USA FDA 21 CFR and EU food regulations for the safe use on...

The near field wireless transmission of electrical energy between two magnetically coupled coils. Related Wikipedia – Inductive Coupling

In printing, when the artwork covers the entire surface and edges of a product without an unprinted border at the...

Bulk data describes when the same data is encoded on every tag. Bulk data is in contrast to .

A Bluetooth based tag technology; often refers to Apple’s iBeacon. Related iBeacon – Wikipedia  

A print technology that directly heats the substrate. Often used for card printing.

A tag that is not readable by a device. Related

Internet of Things – A generic term to describe when physical items interact with or have online counterparts. Related Wikipedia...

A connection point to an online system used by remote clients

A label that has been individually cut out along its liner.

An identity, or ID for short, is a that uniquely represents an item within a set of related items. IDs...

A description of the physical format of tags. Formats include roll, sheet, or individually cut.

A virtual line on a printed product indicating the maximum printable area prior to die cutting.