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IMPRESSION SANS IMPACT [1 record]

Record 1 2016-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-impact Printing
DEF

Printing performed using physico-chemical processes, rather than mechanical striking.

OBS

Some of the non-impact printing processes are ink-jet printing, thermal printing, electrographic printing, electrophotographic printing (e.g. laser printing), electrosensitive printing, magnetographic printing and ion deposition printing.

Key term(s)
  • nonimpact printing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Impression sans impact
DEF

Impression réalisée au moyen de procédés physico-chimiques, plutôt que par percussion mécanique.

OBS

Parmi les procédés d'impression sans impact, on compte notamment l'impression par jet d'encre, l'impression thermique, l'impression électrographique, l'impression électrophotographique (p. ex. l'impression au laser), l'impression électrosensible, l'impression magnétographique et l'impression à projection d'ions.

OBS

Bien qu'on trouve «impression non impact», il vaudrait mieux éviter ce terme qui semble calqué de l'anglais.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Impresión sin impacto
DEF

Impresión efectuada por un conjunto de dispositivos, generalmente conectados directamente al ordenador, que generan la imagen sin que la forma impresora toque el soporte.

OBS

Ejemplos son la impresión láser, térmica, por inyección de tinta, sublimación, etc.

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