What is the Finish - What does finish mean??

The surface properties of a paper or film as determined by its appearance and texture in particular the level of gloss and smoothness of a surface The appearance of a surface can range from a high gloss to a dull matt depending on how efficiently the surface reflects light a gloss finish has a bright and shiny appearance because it reflects light in a more concentrated pattern while a matt finish has a dull and non-shiny appearance because it diffuses scatters light The gloss of a surface can be controlled by adding additives such as flatting agents to the material during manufacturing converting the web in a particular way such as calendaring or by adding a coating to the surface of a material The smoothness of a surface can also be altered by converting the web in a particular way or by adding a coating The finish of a surface can influence its absorbency ink receptivity and printability which are all important factors in the production of label products

Glossary

Printability - What is printability?

Definition of PRINTABILITY:

A property of materials that refers to their suitability for use as a substrate (a surface that will be printed upon). The printability of a material is usually determined by any number of its properties (and their interactions with each other), including surface properties (such as smoothness, ink receptivity, finish etc) and structural properties (such as thickness or caliper, weight or grammage, moisture content, dimensional stability etc). A material with high printability will produce a high quality print, with sharp, clean print and high print accuracy.

A person removes a stack of printed sheets from a printing press; materials that are used to make printed media must have good printability in order to produce good print quality and accuracy.

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

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