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ACM
Aluminum composite material used for durable exterior signs, directional panels, construction-site graphics, and facility identification.
Acrylic
A rigid plastic substrate used for polished signs, dimensional graphics, office displays, donor walls, panels, and branded environments.
Adhesion Promoter
A surface preparation product used to improve vinyl or adhesive bonding on low-energy, textured, or difficult installation surfaces.
Adhesive Transfer Tape
A pressure-sensitive adhesive supplied without a carrier film, often used for mounting graphics, laminating layers, or bonding display components.
Adhesive Vinyl
Printable or cut vinyl with adhesive backing used for walls, windows, floors, vehicles, signs, safety graphics, and branded spaces.
AI Data Capture
The process of converting physical or unstructured information into machine-readable data for AI, search, analytics, or automation.
AI-Ready Dataset
A dataset that has been scanned, cleaned, indexed, structured, and quality checked so AI systems can retrieve and learn from it.
Annotation
Labels, tags, comments, or markings added to text, images, drawings, or datasets to explain meaning for humans or AI systems.
Aqueous Coating
Aqueous coating is a clear, fast-drying, water-based coating applied to printed materials to protect the surface and enhance appearance. Available in gloss or matte finishes, it helps resist fingerprints, smudges, dirt, and minor scratches while improving durability and overall print quality.
Aqueous Coating
A water-based protective coating applied to printed materials to adjust sheen, improve handling, or add light surface protection.
Aqueous Ink
Water-based ink used for high-quality indoor graphics, posters, presentation materials, and photographic output.
Archival Digitization
Converting long-term records, books, drawings, microfilm, or historical files into digital formats for preservation and access.
As-Built Drawing
A final drawing that reflects actual completed construction conditions rather than only the original design intent.
Automatic Document Feeder
A scanner component that feeds multiple pages through a scanner without placing each page manually.
Backlit Film
Translucent film used for illuminated signs, lightboxes, menu boards, directories, and display panels.
Backlit Signage
Signage designed to remain visible when illuminated from behind or within the sign structure.
Banner Hem
A folded and secured edge that strengthens banners for hanging, grommeting, or outdoor display.
Banner Stand
Portable display hardware used to present retractable, fixed, or changeable graphics at offices, campuses, events, and sales environments.
Batch Scanning
Scanning many documents in organized groups to support high-volume digitization, indexing, and delivery.
Binarization
Converting a scanned image to black and white to improve text recognition and reduce file size.
Binding
Binding is the process of fastening loose sheets of paper together to create a finished book, catalog, report, manual, or booklet. Common methods include spiral, saddle stitch, perfect, staple, screw-post, and edge binding, each offering different levels of durability and presentation.
Bit Depth
The amount of tonal or color information captured in each pixel of a scanned image.
Bleed
Bleed refers to an image, color, or design element that extends beyond the final trim edge of a printed piece. The excess area is trimmed after printing to ensure the design reaches the edge of the finished piece without unwanted white borders.
Blockout Film
Opaque film used when underlying graphics, surfaces, or light should not show through the finished display.
Blockout Vinyl Banner
Banner material with an opaque layer, useful for double-sided graphics or installations where show-through is a concern.
Blueprint Scanning
Digitizing oversized architectural, engineering, or construction drawings for storage, search, and sharing.
Book Cradle Scanning
A scanning method that supports bound books at an angle to reduce spine stress and page distortion.
Book Digitization
Scanning books, journals, manuals, and bound publications into searchable, structured digital files.
CAD Plotting
Printing CAD drawings at accurate scale for review, permitting, construction, or field use.
Calendered Vinyl
A vinyl film made by rolling material into sheets, often used for flat or gently curved graphics and signs.
Camera Ready
Camera ready refers to a document that is fully prepared for printing, with all text, images, colors, and layout elements finalized and approved. Once a file is camera ready, it can move directly into production without further design changes.
Canvas
A woven print material used for interior wall graphics, art reproductions, presentation displays, and decor programs.
Cast Vinyl
Premium conformable vinyl used for long-term graphics, vehicle applications, and surfaces with curves or rivets.
Chain of Custody
A documented trail showing how documents were received, handled, scanned, transferred, stored, or destroyed.
Channel Letter
A three-dimensional sign letter, often illuminated, used for building identification, storefronts, and exterior branding.
Chemical Adhesive
Adhesive that cures or bonds through a chemical reaction, used when stronger or more specialized bonding is required.
Chunking
Breaking long documents into smaller sections so AI retrieval systems can find and use relevant passages.
Clear Vinyl
Transparent adhesive vinyl used for glass graphics, decals, layered signs, and applications where the base surface should remain visible.
CMYK
CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black, the four primary ink colors used in commercial printing. By combining these inks in different percentages, printers can reproduce a wide range of colors and photographic images, making CMYK the standard color model for professional print production.
Coated Paper
Coated paper has a surface coating applied to one or both sides, creating finishes such as gloss, dull, satin, or matte. The coating reduces ink absorption and dot gain, resulting in sharper images, more vibrant colors, and improved print quality.
Cold Lamination
Applying a protective laminate film with pressure instead of heat, often used for sensitive prints and vinyl graphics.
Color Gamut
The range of colors a printer, ink set, or substrate can reproduce.
Color Management
The process of controlling color across design files, proofs, printers, inks, displays, and substrates.
Color Matching
Color matching is the process of ensuring printed colors accurately match a specific color standard, sample, or brand requirement. Printers often use systems such as Pantone to achieve consistent color reproduction across different materials and print runs.
Color Separation
Color separation is the process of dividing full-color artwork into the four primary printing colors—Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black (CMYK). Each color is printed separately and combined during production to create the final full-color image.
Conformability
A vinyl film's ability to stretch and fit curves, channels, rivets, or textured surfaces during installation.
Contour Cutting
Cutting around printed graphics or custom shapes using digital cutting equipment.
Coroplast
Corrugated plastic used for temporary outdoor signs, construction notices, directional signs, and event graphics.
Cropping
Cropping is the process of removing unwanted portions of an image or reducing its dimensions to improve composition, focus attention on important elements, or fit specific design requirements.
CUI
Controlled Unclassified Information that requires safeguarding under government or enterprise security rules.
Cut Vinyl
Solid-color vinyl cut into lettering, logos, arrows, symbols, and simple graphics for signs, windows, vehicles, and walls.
3D Laser Scanning
Capturing physical spaces with laser measurement to create point clouds for renovation, construction, facilities, or as-built documentation.
Data Classification
Sorting documents into types such as invoices, legal files, drawings, forms, HR records, or medical records.
Data Extraction
Pulling specific information from documents, such as names, dates, amounts, part numbers, or project IDs.
Data Provenance
Information that records where data came from, how it was created, and what transformations it went through.
Deacidification
A preservation treatment used to slow acid damage in aging paper archives.
Decal
A graphic applied to a surface using adhesive, static cling, or specialty film for identification, branding, instructions, or promotion.
Deskewing
Straightening a scanned page that was captured at an angle.
Despeckling
Removing small dots, dust, or scan noise from an image.
Dewarping
Correcting curved or distorted page images, often from books, folds, or bound materials.
Dibond
A brand of aluminum composite panel commonly used for durable rigid signage, exterior displays, and architectural graphics.
Die Cutting
Cutting paper, vinyl, film, or board into a custom shape rather than a standard rectangle.
Die-Cutting
Die-cutting uses a specially shaped metal die to cut paper, cardstock, labels, packaging, or other materials into custom shapes that cannot be achieved with standard straight cuts.
Digital Die-Cutting
Computer-controlled cutting used to create custom shapes from printed graphics, boards, vinyl, and display materials.
Digital Die-Cutting and Routing
Digital die-cutting and routing use computer-controlled cutting equipment connected directly to digital files to create custom shapes without the need for traditional metal dies. This process offers faster turnaround times, lower setup costs, and greater flexibility for short-run and personalized projects.
Digital Display
A screen-based communication system used for menus, directories, promotions, announcements, or real-time messaging.
Digital Printing
Digital printing transfers images directly from a digital file to paper or another substrate without the use of printing plates. It provides fast turnaround times, cost-effective short-run production, and the ability to personalize individual printed pieces.
Digital Printing
Producing printed materials directly from digital files, useful for short runs, variable output, fast turnaround, and distributed programs.
Digital Storefront
An online portal for ordering, managing, approving, and fulfilling print or document requests.
Dimensional Lettering
Raised letters or logos made from acrylic, metal, foam, PVC, or other materials for walls, lobbies, and exterior signs.
Direct-to-Substrate Printing
Printing directly onto rigid materials such as acrylic, PVC, aluminum composite, foam board, or wood.
Document Capture
The broader process of scanning, importing, indexing, and routing documents into a digital workflow.
Document Conversion
Changing paper or image-based files into formats such as PDF, PDF/A, TIFF, JPEG, or structured data files.
Document Indexing
Adding searchable metadata such as project number, date, department, record type, or keyword to files.
Document Retention
Policies defining how long documents must be kept before archiving, transfer, or destruction.
Dot Gain
The increase in printed dot size that can affect tone, color balance, and image detail.
Dots Per Inch (DPI)
DPI, or dots per inch, measures the resolution of a printer or digital image by indicating how many dots can fit within one inch. Higher DPI values generally produce sharper, clearer, and more detailed printed images.
Double-Sided Banner
A banner produced so messaging can be viewed from both directions, often used in public spaces, campuses, and events.
DPI
Dots per inch, a measurement of scan or print resolution.
Duplex Scanning
Scanning both sides of a page in a single pass or workflow.
Dye Sublimation
A heat-transfer printing process that bonds dye into polyester fabric or coated surfaces for durable graphics and displays.
Eco-Solvent Ink
Durable ink with lower odor than traditional solvent ink, often used for vinyl, banners, and outdoor graphics.
Edge Sealing
Sealing vinyl edges to help reduce lifting, moisture intrusion, and wear in demanding installations.
Elevator Door Wrap
Printed graphics applied to elevator doors for wayfinding, advertising, tenant messaging, or branded environments.
Embeddings
Numeric representations of text or images used by AI systems to compare meaning and retrieve related content.
Emboss
Embossing is a finishing technique that creates a raised image, logo, text, or design on paper by pressing it with a specially made die. The process adds texture, dimension, and a premium appearance to printed materials such as business cards, invitations, packaging, and marketing collateral.
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
EPS is a graphics file format developed by Adobe that commonly contains vector artwork. Because EPS files can be scaled to virtually any size without losing quality, they are frequently used for logos, illustrations, and professional printing applications.
Engraved Printing
Engraved printing uses recessed plates with etched designs that hold ink below the surface. When pressure is applied during printing, the design appears raised on the paper, creating an elegant and high-quality finish often associated with luxury stationery and formal documents.
Entity Extraction
Identifying names, locations, dates, organizations, project numbers, and other key references in documents.
Fabric Backdrop
Printed fabric used for branded backgrounds, event spaces, presentation areas, and corporate environments.
Fabric Tension System
A frame system that holds printed fabric under tension for a smooth, replaceable display surface.
Face-Mounting
Mounting a print behind clear acrylic so the image is viewed through the acrylic surface.
FADGI
A federal digitization quality guideline often used for archival, cultural, and government scanning projects.
Fence Mesh Banner
A perforated banner attached to fencing that allows airflow while displaying branding, project information, or safety messaging.
Field Extraction
Capturing defined values from known areas in forms, claims, invoices, applications, or title blocks.
File Preflight
Reviewing production files for issues such as missing fonts, low-resolution images, incorrect bleed, wrong color mode, or trim errors.
Flatbed Scanning
Scanning documents on a glass surface, useful for fragile, bound, irregular, or delicate originals.
Floor Graphic Laminate
A protective slip-resistant laminate used over floor graphics in retail, workplace, campus, or event environments.
Foamcore
Lightweight foam board used for indoor signs, presentations, temporary displays, and mounted prints.
Foil Stamping
Foil stamping is a finishing process that applies metallic or colored foil to paper using heat and pressure. Frequently used on invitations, packaging, business cards, and promotional materials, it creates a distinctive, high-end appearance and can be combined with embossing for added visual and tactile impact.
Four Color Process (Traditional offset)
Four-color process printing uses Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black (CMYK) inks printed in varying dot patterns to reproduce photographs, illustrations, and full-color images with a wide range of tones and colors.
Frosted Vinyl
Translucent vinyl that creates an etched-glass effect for privacy, branding, conference rooms, and office interiors.
Gatorfoam
A rigid foam board with a stronger facing than standard foamcore, used for displays that need more durability.
Georeferencing
Connecting scanned maps, plans, or drawings to real-world geographic coordinates.
GIF
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a digital image format commonly used for web graphics and simple animations. Due to its limited color capabilities and lower resolution, it is generally not suitable for professional print production.
Gloss Laminate
A shiny protective film that enhances color vibrancy and adds surface protection to printed graphics.
Grand Format Printing
Printing at very large sizes for murals, banners, construction barricades, building graphics, and oversized displays.
Grayscale Scanning
Capturing documents in shades of gray to preserve tonal detail without full color file size.
Grommet
A reinforced ring installed in banners or signs so they can be hung, tied, or mounted.
Halftone
A dot pattern used in print to simulate continuous tones, gradients, or photographic detail.
Heat Press
Equipment that applies heat and pressure for transfers, fabric graphics, and dye sublimation processes.
Heat-Activated Adhesive
Adhesive that bonds or strengthens when heat is applied, used in specialty graphics and transfer applications.
High-Volume Scanning
Industrial-scale scanning for thousands or millions of pages with organized intake, tracking, and quality control.
HIPAA
A healthcare privacy standard relevant when scanning or storing protected health information.
Hot Melt Adhesive
Thermoplastic adhesive applied hot that bonds as it cools, often used in production, mounting, and assembly workflows.
ICC Profile
A color profile used to make color output more predictable across devices, printers, and substrates.
ICR
Intelligent Character Recognition, used to recognize handwriting or variable text in forms and records.
Image Cleanup
Enhancing scans through cropping, contrast adjustment, deskewing, despeckling, and background correction.
Index Field
A specific metadata field used for retrieval, such as file name, department, account number, or drawing number.
Ink Adhesion
The ability of ink to bond properly to a paper, film, vinyl, or rigid substrate without peeling, rubbing, or flaking.
Ink Density
The amount of ink applied to a printed surface, affecting color strength, drying, and detail.
Interactive Directory
A touchscreen display used to help visitors navigate buildings, campuses, malls, or facilities.
JPEG
JPEG is a widely used image format commonly used for digital photographs and web images. Because JPEG files use compression to reduce file size, image quality can decrease if the file is heavily compressed, which may affect print results.
Kiss Cutting
Cutting through the top vinyl layer while leaving the backing liner intact for easier handling and installation.
Lamination
Applying a clear protective layer to printed materials to improve durability, cleanability, finish, or weather resistance.
Large-Format Printing
Printing oversized materials such as plans, posters, banners, wall graphics, signs, and display panels.
Large-Format Scanning
Digitizing oversized documents such as blueprints, maps, engineering drawings, and site plans.
Latex Ink
Water-based ink technology used for durable indoor and outdoor graphics across many vinyl and display applications.
LOD
Level of Detail, describing how much information is represented in a model, drawing, or construction dataset.
Loupe
A loupe is a small magnifying lens used by printers, designers, and press operators to inspect fine details, halftone dots, color accuracy, registration, and overall print quality during production.
Low-Tack Adhesive
A lighter adhesive used for temporary graphics, delicate surfaces, short-term promotions, or repositionable applications.
Machine-Readable Text
Text that software can search, copy, classify, summarize, translate, or analyze.
Magnetic Sign Material
Flexible magnetic substrate used for removable vehicle graphics, changeable messaging, and temporary signs.
Managed Print Services
A program for managing print devices, supplies, maintenance, usage, costs, and print governance.
Matte Laminate
A non-gloss protective film that reduces glare and gives printed graphics a softer finish.
Mesh Banner
Perforated banner material that allows airflow, commonly used on fences, scaffolds, construction sites, and outdoor areas.
Metadata
Descriptive information attached to a file, such as title, author, date, project, department, or document type.
Microfiche
A flat sheet of photographic film that stores miniaturized document images.
Microfilm Conversion
Digitizing documents stored on reels or fiche so they can be searched and accessed electronically.
Moire Pattern
An unwanted interference pattern that can appear when scanning printed halftone images.
Mounting
Applying a printed graphic to a rigid material such as foamcore, acrylic, PVC, or aluminum composite.
MPS Supplies
Toner, ink, drums, paper, and service parts managed within a print equipment program.
Multifunction Printer
A device that combines printing, copying, scanning, and sometimes faxing in one machine.
Mylar
Durable polyester film often used for long-lasting technical drawings and archival originals.
Named Entity Recognition
AI technology that identifies key names, places, dates, organizations, and references in text.
OCR
Optical Character Recognition, technology that converts scanned text images into searchable text.
OCR Confidence Score
A score estimating how likely recognized text is to be correct.
Offset Printing
Offset printing is an indirect printing process in which ink is transferred from a printing plate to a rubber blanket and then onto paper or another substrate. It is one of the most widely used commercial printing methods due to its exceptional quality, consistency, and cost efficiency for large print runs.
OMR
Optical Mark Recognition, used to detect checkboxes, bubbles, or marked fields on forms.
Onsite Print Fleet
A group of printers, plotters, copiers, and scanners managed at a customer location.
Overlaminate
A clear protective film applied over printed graphics to improve durability, finish, UV resistance, or abrasion resistance.
Pantone Matching System (PMS)
The Pantone Matching System (PMS) is a standardized color matching system that enables designers and printers to reproduce specific colors consistently across different print projects, materials, and production runs, making it particularly valuable for brand color accuracy.
PDF/A
An archival PDF standard designed for long-term preservation.
PDF/E
A PDF standard intended for engineering and technical document workflows.
Perforated Window Film
Window film with small holes that displays printed graphics while preserving partial visibility through glass.
Permanent Adhesive
Adhesive designed for long-term bonding where clean removal is not the primary requirement.
PHI
Protected Health Information that must be handled securely in healthcare-related scanning projects.
PII
Personally Identifiable Information, such as names, addresses, IDs, phone numbers, or financial data.
Planroom
A physical or digital location where construction drawings, specs, addenda, and bid documents are stored.
Plotter
A large-format printer used to produce drawings, plans, maps, and technical sheets.
Point Cloud
A collection of measured points representing the shape and position of a physical space.
Polycarbonate
A durable plastic used for protective panels, signs, illuminated displays, and high-impact applications.
Polypropylene
A plastic print material used for durable posters, flexible graphics, banners, labels, and display applications.
POP Display
Point-of-purchase display graphics used in retail and service environments to support products, campaigns, or offers.
Pre-Press
Pre-press includes all processes completed before printing begins, including typesetting, page layout, image preparation, color correction, proofing, and file setup. These steps help ensure files are accurate and ready for production.
Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive
Adhesive that bonds when pressure is applied, commonly used in decals, labels, vinyl graphics, and mounting films.
Primer
A surface preparation coating used to improve the bond of vinyl, ink, paint, or adhesives.
Printing Plate
A printing plate is a thin metal or paper-based light-sensitive surface used in traditional offset printing to transfer images and text onto paper. Separate plates are typically created for each CMYK color used in the printing process.
Process Color
Process colors are the four inks used in CMYK printing—Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black—which combine in varying percentages to create a wide spectrum of colors and full-color images.
Proof
A proof is a preliminary version of a printed piece created for review before final production. It allows printers, designers, and clients to verify content, layout, colors, and overall appearance before committing to a full print run.
PVC Board
A rigid plastic board used for signs, displays, exhibit panels, mounted graphics, and indoor or outdoor messaging.
RAG
Retrieval-Augmented Generation, an AI method that retrieves source documents before producing an answer.
Raster Image
A pixel-based image format such as TIFF, JPEG, PNG, or a scanned drawing.
Records Schedule
A policy specifying how long each class of record should be retained.
Redaction
Removing or masking sensitive information before documents are shared, indexed, or used in AI systems.
Registration
Registration refers to the precise alignment of multiple colors, images, or printing plates during the printing process. Proper registration ensures sharp, accurate images, while poor registration can result in blurry or misaligned prints.
Registration Mark
Marks used to align printing, cutting, color separations, or finishing steps during production.
Removable Adhesive
Adhesive designed to remove more cleanly after temporary campaigns, events, or short-term graphics.
Repositionable Adhesive
Adhesive that allows graphics to be adjusted during installation before final bonding.
Reprographics
The reproduction of technical drawings, plans, maps, and project documents.
Resolution
Resolution refers to the number of pixels or printed dots contained within a specific area and is a key factor in determining image sharpness, detail, and overall quality in both print and digital media.
Retention Policy
Rules governing how long documents are stored and how they are disposed of.
Retractable Banner
A portable banner display that rolls into a base for transport, storage, and repeated use.
RGB
RGB stands for Red, Green, and Blue, the primary colors of light used in digital displays such as computer monitors, televisions, smartphones, and tablets. By combining these colors at different intensities, digital devices can display a wide range of colors.
RIP Software
Raster Image Processor software that prepares artwork for production on digital and large-format printers.
Saddle Stitch
Saddle stitch is a binding method that uses staples placed through the folded spine of a booklet to secure pages together. It is a cost-effective solution commonly used for brochures, event programs, catalogs, and small booklets.
Score
Scoring is the process of creating a crease or channel in paper or cardstock before folding. This helps prevent cracking, improves fold quality, and creates cleaner, more professional finished pieces.
Searchable PDF
A scanned PDF with an OCR text layer that supports keyword search.
Secure Shredding
Controlled destruction of paper documents after scanning, retention review, or project completion.
SEG
Silicone Edge Graphics, a fabric display system where printed fabric is finished with silicone edging and inserted into a frame.
Semantic Search
Search that finds results by meaning rather than exact keyword matching.
Shear Strength
An adhesive's ability to resist sliding forces after a graphic or material has been bonded.
Sheet-Fed Scanner
A scanner that feeds loose pages through a scanning path.
Sidewalk Decal
Durable outdoor adhesive graphics designed for pavement, sidewalks, entrances, events, or directional messaging.
Silicone Edge
A sewn silicone strip that allows fabric graphics to fit into SEG display frames.
SKYSITE
ARC's document management and archival platform for storing and accessing project or business records.
Smart Indexing
Automated or assisted metadata tagging to improve document retrieval and AI integration.
Solvent Ink
Ink using solvent carriers, valued for outdoor durability and strong adhesion to vinyl and films.
Specifications Printing
Printing written project requirements that define materials, methods, and quality standards.
Spot Color
A spot color is a premixed ink applied separately from CMYK process colors to achieve precise color consistency or special visual effects. Spot colors are commonly used for logos, brand colors, and projects requiring exact color reproduction.
Static Cling
Non-adhesive film that sticks to glass using static electricity, often used for temporary window graphics.
Step and Repeat
A repeated logo or brand pattern used on backdrops for events, media areas, and corporate activations.
Street Decal
Outdoor adhesive graphic designed for pavement-level promotions, directions, or site messaging.
Structured Data
Information organized into consistent fields, tables, or records that software can process easily.
Styrene
Thin plastic sheet material used for indoor signs, menu boards, posters, display inserts, and retail graphics.
Substrate
The material being printed on, such as paper, vinyl, fabric, acrylic, PVC, foam board, aluminum composite, or film.
Surface Energy
A material property that affects how easily adhesives, inks, and coatings bond to a surface.
Tack
The initial stickiness of an adhesive when it first contacts a surface.
Technical Drawing Digitization
Scanning engineering, architectural, utility, or schematic drawings into high-resolution digital files.
Tension Fabric
Stretch fabric printed and installed under tension for smooth display walls, backdrops, and branded environments.
Thermal Adhesive
Adhesive activated or strengthened by heat, often used in specialty mounting or transfer applications.
Thermography
Thermography is a printing finish that uses heat and special powder to raise printed ink above the paper surface, creating a textured appearance similar to engraved printing at a lower production cost.
TIFF
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) is a high-quality graphics file format commonly used in professional printing because it preserves image detail, supports high resolutions, and maintains image quality without significant compression.
Tile Panel
One section of a larger mural, wall graphic, window graphic, or oversized display split for production and installation.
Toner Yield
The estimated number of pages a toner cartridge can print before replacement.
Training Corpus
A large collection of text, documents, or images used to train or evaluate AI systems.
Transfer Tape
Tape used to transfer cut vinyl lettering or graphics from the liner to the installation surface.
Translucent Vinyl
Vinyl that allows light to pass through, commonly used for illuminated signs, windows, and backlit graphics.
Unstructured Data
Information that does not follow a fixed format, such as reports, manuals, emails, drawings, and scanned records.
UV Coating
UV coating is a liquid laminate applied to printed materials and instantly cured using ultraviolet light. It creates a durable, glossy protective finish that enhances visual appeal while improving resistance to wear and damage.
UV Ink
Ink cured with ultraviolet light, often used for rigid substrates, signs, displays, and durable graphics.
Varnish
Varnish is a clear coating applied to printed materials to protect the surface and enhance appearance. Available in gloss, matte, satin, and spot finishes, varnish can improve durability and draw attention to specific design elements.
Vector Art
Resolution-independent artwork made from paths and points, useful for logos, cut vinyl, signage, and large-format output.
Vectorization
Converting raster scans into editable line-based files for CAD or technical workflows.
Vehicle Wrap Film
Conformable vinyl film used for fleet graphics, vehicle identification, mobile advertising, and branded transportation assets.
Vellum
A translucent drafting material used historically for architectural and engineering drawings.
Version Control
Managing changes to files so users can identify the current version and review previous revisions.
Vinyl Laminate
Clear protective film applied over vinyl graphics to protect against abrasion, sunlight, handling, and weather.
Wall Film
Adhesive vinyl engineered for wall surfaces, selected based on paint, texture, removability, and expected durability.
Wall Mural
A large-format wall graphic used to transform offices, schools, healthcare spaces, retail areas, or public environments.
Wayfinding Signage
Signs and visual cues that help people navigate offices, campuses, hospitals, retail locations, construction sites, and public spaces.
Weeding
Removing unwanted vinyl from a cut graphic before transfer or installation.
White Ink Printing
Printing with white ink on clear, colored, dark, metallic, or transparent substrates.
Wide-Format Imaging
Scanning or printing oversized materials beyond standard office document sizes.
Window Cling
A removable glass graphic that uses static or light adhesion rather than permanent adhesive.
Window Perforation
Perforated window film used to show graphics on glass while preserving partial visibility.
Workflow Automation
Routing digital documents through review, approval, storage, or delivery steps with minimal manual handling.
Wrinkle-Free Fabric
Fabric selected or finished to reduce creasing in event displays, table covers, backdrops, and portable graphics.
Zonal OCR
OCR applied to specific document areas, such as form fields, invoice totals, or drawing title blocks.