Glossary

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.

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

A tag that is not readable by a device. Related

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

NFC Inlay with a transparent PET layer used as the substrate. Related

A material often used for NFC antennas.

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 label that has been individually cut out along its liner.

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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