What is the Sprocket Feed Labels - What are sprocket feed labels??

These labels have evenly spaced holes also known as feed slots or starburst holes if the holes have jagged edges punched into the left and right margins of the sheet usually in fan-fold form or roll so that they can be printed on sprocket feed printers also known as pin feed tractor feed printers such as dot matrix and line printers with paper-feed mechanisms The holes allow the continuous web of labels to be guided through the printer by sprocket wheels or a toothed belt while maintaining the correct alignment throughout the printing process

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Fan Fold Labels - What are fan fold labels?

Definition of FAN FOLD LABELS:

Pressure sensitive labels are produced in several finished forms. Fan-fold labels are carried on a continuous backing sheet that is perforated and folded back and forth along the perforations. These labels are usually supplied in dispensers so that a section of the backing sheet can be pulled out of the box or container, torn along one of the perforations, and the label or labels on that section can be removed from the backing sheet and applied as required. Fan-fold labels are most commonly used for pre-printed labels or for handwritten labels, although they may also be produced with holes along the edges of the backing sheet and used in sprocket fed printers.

A set of fan fold labels with the top two labels pulled forward from the stack.

Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the term fan fold labels:
Label Planet (2020) What are fan fold labels? | Fan Fold Labels Definition. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/fan-fold-labels/ (Accessed: January 1, 2024).

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