Glossary

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

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

An electronic device that can start the communication with either a tag or another device.

A hard, durable plastic material used to make durable NFC tags. Other Resources Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene – Wikipedia

Microsoft .NET programming language and framework.

A virtual line on a printed product indicating the approximate location of a die cut after printing.

Manufacturer of NFC reader and writer hardware Related ACS Website

A tag that is not readable by a device. Related

An NFC encoding method that matches variable printed data on a physical tag to the data encoded to the NFC...

A process to duplicate a physical tag so it appears the same to software.

A hardware transmitter that broadcasts to nearby devices.

Variable data, also called variable elements for printing describes when the data changes for each item. Variable data is in...

What happens on the device when a tag is interacted with.

Color model that consists of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (Black). Other Resources CMYK Color Model – Wikipedia

A computer device which provides simplistic textual input to a computer which emulates typing on a keyboard. Several barcode scanners...

A layout of tags on a roll when there is only one tag along the width of the roll.

The metal part of the and UHF RFID tag used to receive and broadcast RF signals. Antennas are typically made...

A URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) is an alphanumeric string that identifies a resource in a computer system; often on the...

An iron-based material used to absorb certain unwanted RF frequencies; used to allow  to work on metal surfaces. GoToTags calls...

One time programmable memory is memory that can only be written to once; once a byte has been written to...