Finish
A description of the materials on the top layer of an NFC tag.
Glossary
Technical terms used in Connected Things
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
The range of frequencies that light (photons) can exist; includes visible, x-ray, radio (RF) gamma. Related Wikipedia – Electromagnetic Spectrum -
Firmware
Computer software that is run on a hardware device to control the hardware; sometimes can be upgraded by the user.... -
Encoder Software
Software used to encode NFC tags. Related Encoder Software -
Full Bleed Printing
In printing, when the artwork covers the entire surface and edges of a product without an unprinted border at the... -
Flexographic Printing
A print methodology based on relief plates; as opposed to . Related Wikipedia – Flexographic Printing -
Food Safe Tags
The use of materials which comply with USA FDA 21 CFR and EU food regulations for the safe use on... -
IDENTIV
Manufacturer of RFID inlays and hardware. Related Identiv -
Digital Printing
A print methodology in which the artwork is rendered digitally for each product to be printed as opposed to .... -
Inductive Coupling
The near field wireless transmission of electrical energy between two magnetically coupled coils. Related Wikipedia – Inductive Coupling -
IoT
Internet of Things – A generic term to describe when physical items interact with or have online counterparts. Related Wikipedia... -
Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ)
The smallest quantity of product that has to be purchased per order. Related -
Ferrite
An iron-based material used to absorb certain unwanted RF frequencies; used to allow to work on metal surfaces. GoToTags calls... -
Beacon
A Bluetooth based tag technology; often refers to Apple’s iBeacon. Related iBeacon – Wikipedia -
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
A hardware transmitter that broadcasts to nearby devices. -
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
A hard, durable plastic material used to make durable NFC tags. Other Resources Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene – Wikipedia -
Advanced Card Systems (ACS)
Manufacturer of NFC reader and writer hardware Related ACS Website -
Correlated Tag Encoding
An NFC encoding method that matches variable printed data on a physical tag to the data encoded to the NFC... -
Delivery Format
A description of the physical format of tags. Formats include roll, sheet, or individually cut. -
C#/.NET
Microsoft .NET programming language and framework.