What is the Bond - What does bond mean??

As a general term bond means to join or to be joined securely to something else especially through the use of an adhesive heat or pressure In labelling bond is commonly used to refer to the adhesion of an adhesive to the surface to which it has been applied

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Application - What does application mean?

Definition of APPLICATION:

This entry has two definitions:

Definition 1:

The intended end use of a label; when referring to a label's intended application, this may include the specific type of material that a label will need to bond with successfully, the environmental conditions in which the label will be applied and stored, and how long the label must remain firmly in place.

Definition 2:

Application is also used to refer to the process of placing a label onto its intended substrate (in other words, the process of labelling an item by sticking a self adhesive label onto that item).

A woman applies an address label onto a parcel. Application describes both the purpose of the label (to add address, delivery, and tracking information to the parcel) and the process of sticking the label onto the box.

Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the word application:
Label Planet (2020) What does application mean? | Application Definition. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/application/ (Accessed: January 1, 2024).

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