Electromagnetic Spectrum
The range of frequencies that light (photons) can exist; includes visible, x-ray, radio (RF) gamma. Related Wikipedia – Electromagnetic Spectrum
Glossary
Technical terms used in Connected Things
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Finish
A description of the materials on the top layer of an NFC tag. -
Encoder Software
Software used to encode NFC tags. Related Encoder Software -
Firmware
Computer software that is run on a hardware device to control the hardware; sometimes can be upgraded by the user.... -
Digital Printing
A print methodology in which the artwork is rendered digitally for each product to be printed as opposed to .... -
Food Safe Tags
The use of materials which comply with USA FDA 21 CFR and EU food regulations for the safe use on... -
Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ)
The smallest quantity of product that has to be purchased per order. Related -
Flexographic Printing
A print methodology based on relief plates; as opposed to . Related Wikipedia – Flexographic Printing -
Inductive Coupling
The near field wireless transmission of electrical energy between two magnetically coupled coils. Related Wikipedia – Inductive Coupling -
Full Bleed Printing
In printing, when the artwork covers the entire surface and edges of a product without an unprinted border at the... -
IoT
Internet of Things – A generic term to describe when physical items interact with or have online counterparts. Related Wikipedia... -
IDENTIV
Manufacturer of RFID inlays and hardware. Related Identiv -
Beacon
A Bluetooth based tag technology; often refers to Apple’s iBeacon. Related iBeacon – Wikipedia -
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
A hard, durable plastic material used to make durable NFC tags. Other Resources Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene – Wikipedia -
Correlated Tag Encoding
An NFC encoding method that matches variable printed data on a physical tag to the data encoded to the NFC... -
Clear Inlay
NFC Inlay with a transparent PET layer used as the substrate. Related -
Bad Tag
A tag that is not readable by a device. Related -
Bleed Line
A virtual line on a printed product indicating the maximum printable area prior to die cutting. -
Label Die Cut
A label that has been individually cut out along its liner. -
C#/.NET
Microsoft .NET programming language and framework.