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Ink that conceals all color beneath it.

The ability of a tape to prevent the transmission of light.

To remove embedded gas from a solid, as by heating/ reducing the pressure.

Application of clear film to a graphic for the purpose of protection or to enhance the graphic quality.

Wrap-around labeling of a container in which one end of the label overlaps the other. Pattern Coating: Refers to the width and spacing arrangement of adhesive laid down parallel to machine direction, across the width of a pressure-sensitive stock, during its manufacturing.

The line between a tape-masked surface and a painted or otherwise treated surface.

An adhesive coating that alternates strips of adhesive/no adhesive parallel to the machine direction. The areas of no adhesive are frequently used as “lift-tabs” for order-picking type labels.

Large singular upheavals in the outer layers of a roll of tape.

The force per unit width required to break the bond between a tape and a surface when peeled back, usually at 180 degrees at a standard rate and condition.