4 Colour Process
4 colour process is used to create colour screen and digital images. The four colours being CMYK or Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and BlacK (although technically black is not a colour). Together a mixture of CMYK provides colour output.

DPI
Dots per inch used to measure image resolution. Also refer PPI.

Electrocut vinyl
3M's material used in the production of computer cut graphics.

EPS
One of many electronic file formats which stands for Encapsulated Postscript.

Keying
Ability of printing ink to adequately adhere to vinyl so as to avoid being removed easily.

MCS
3M's™ Matched Component System™ that includes inks, vinyls, adhesives and processes which together provide a project warranty.

Overlaminate
Clear protective coating applied to finished print job to protect from UV.

PMS
Pantone Matching System

PPI
Pixels per inch used to measure image resolution. Also refer DPI.

Scotchprint® vinyl
3M's material used in the production of digitally printed decals.

Resolution
A measure of sharpness and clarity of image when enlarged from artwork files. Usually specified as a measure of Dots Per Inch (DPI) or Pixels Per Inch (PPI).

TIFF
One of many electronic file formats which stands for Tagged Image File Format

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