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Record 1 2001-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shooting (Sports)
OBS

Facilities/equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir (Sports)
OBS

Installations/matériel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tiro (Deportes)
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Record 2 1998-03-05

English

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

A lithographic term referring to the press plate picking up ink in the non-printing areas for a variety of reasons; basically due to spots or areas not remaining desensitized.

OBS

Filling in of halftone dots, spreading of image and streaks are often caused by scumming.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
DEF

Empâtement des reports offset, c.-à-d. adhérence anormale de l'encre sur les parties non imprimantes de la plaque offset souvent causée par une encre trop poisseuse ou par un manque d'humidité sur la plaque.

Spanish

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