What is the Tolerance - What is tolerance??

The amount of deviation from a given specification that is considered acceptable in the manufacturing of items in order to meet a particular standard of quality Any quantifiable measurement may be allowed a tolerance such as the dimensions of an item or the number of items produced in a batch In labelling tolerances will apply to all of the materials used to produce labels as well as the dimensions of the labels and the quantities they are produced in For example an A4 sheet of labels may have a tolerance of - 2mm for its height and width measurements and a tolerance of - 5 for its caliper or a ream of labels 500 sheets may have a tolerance of - 10 sheets for its total quantity

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C5 - What is C5?

Definition of C5:

An international standard for paper size, most commonly used for envelopes. The C5 size is defined as measuring 162mm by 229mm (with a tolerance of +/- 2mm). A sheet of A5 will fit into a C5 envelope.

A brown C5 envelope lying next to an A4 sheet of paper with a sheet of pink note paper paper clipped to the top with a blue pen in between the two items.

Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the word C5:
Label Planet (2020) What is C5? | C5 Definition. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/c5/ (Accessed: January 1, 2024).

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