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PHOTOCHROMATIC INK [1 record]

Record 1 2006-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

[A] specially designed ink that is visible only when exposed to close, direct light.

OBS

Once the light source is removed the ink becomes invisible again giving the document that additional covert security feature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Encre qui réagit sous la lumière du soleil, une lumière artificielle intense ou ultraviolette.

OBS

encre photochromatique : terme et définition tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.

Spanish

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