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Record 1 1998-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intaglio Printing
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
DEF

... the filling in of the reverse dots in the tone area.

CONT

Excessive fill-in can be caused: by paper or ink collecting on the plate or blanket between the halftone dots; or by improper printing technique, such as excessive amounts of ink or printing pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Impression en creux (héliogravure)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
DEF

Remplissage des points de trame (héliogravure) ou des interstices entre les points (typographie, flexographie) qui se traduit par une densité des demi-teintes supérieure à leur valeur nominale. En offset, le bouchage est dû à l'élargissement excessif des points de trame.

Spanish

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