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IMPRESSION QUADRICHROMIE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-02-27

English

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

A method of printing colours in which the printer uses four ink colours (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) and screens the illustration to break up solid areas into tiny dots.

Key term(s)
  • four color printing
  • four-color process printing
  • process-color printing
  • four colour process printing
  • four color process printing
  • process color printing
  • process colour printing
  • four colour process
  • four color process
  • four-color process
  • four-colour printing
  • four-color printing

French

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

Méthode d'impression des couleurs pour laquelle l'imprimante utilise quatre couleurs d'encre (cyan, magenta, jaune et noir) et trame l'illustration pour changer les surfaces de couleurs unies en petits points.

Spanish

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