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Record 1 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
02.02.16 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

property of a substance of preventing light from passing through it

OBS

Substrate opacity affects show-through from the reverse side of the substrate or any substance underneath it. Ink opacity determines the show through from the substrate.

OBS

opacity: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
DEF

The property of paper that minimizes show-through, the visibility of printing on underlying sheets. It is one of paper's properties that minimizes print-through, the visibility of printing on the opposite side of the sheet, converse of Transparency.

OBS

For the following types of opacity, different types of instrument and procedure are specified by Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) than by TS CPPA, hence the test results are a little different. For further details, see the official test methods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

The penetration of ink from one side of a sheet of paper to the other due largely to a poor choice of paper, but also caused by excessive ink penetration of the paper or too heavy an impression between the printing plate and the impression cylinder.

OBS

Not to be confused with "show-through".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Pénétration de l'encre au travers du papier le plus souvent causée par l'utilisation excessive d'allongements, c.-à-d. d'adjuvants diminuant la compacité de l'encre.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la transparence sur papiers minces.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-05-22

English

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

A heavy-bodied ink with excellent hiding power covering the paper completely without any show-through.

French

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

Encre qui ne laisse pas transparaître le papier, employée surtout pour l'impression sur papier de couleur.

Spanish

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