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A

Abney’s law
Abrasion/Rub Resistance
Absolute White
Absorption factor, Absorptance, Absorptivity
Absorption-to-Scattering Ratio, A/S
Absorption/Absorptive Attenuation
Additive Color Mixing
Additive Color Mixture/Synthesis
Additives
Adjacent
Adjustment
After-image contrast
ageing
alpha channel
anilox roller
anilox screen
ANSI
appraisement, appraisal
approved press sheet, OK sheet
ASTM American Society for Testing Materials
automatic/closed-loop color density control
autotypical color mixture, halftone color synthesis

B

Backing for Measurement
BAM, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
bands
Bandwidth
basic colors
basic stimulus
binder, binding agent/vehicle
bit/color depth
bitmap
bits per pixel, bpp
black
black body
black inks
black, key
blackish/grayish drift
blackness
blend white
blooming
blueness
brightening
brightness
brilliance
bronzing
browser

C

“c”
(color graphics) display
(color-to-)color register
calibration
camouflage color
CAUS
CCR, complementary color reduction
ceramic inks and toners
charge-coupled device
chroma
chroma[ticness]
chromatic
chromatic aberration
chromatic adaptation
chromatic dispersion
chromatic stimulus simulation
chromatic/regular color separation
chromaticity
chromaticity chart/diagram
chromaticity coordinates/locus
chromaticity shift
chromaticity/hue shift
chrominance
chromogenic inks
CIE
CIE chromaticity chart/diagram, “color triangle”, “horseshoe”
CIE chromaticity coordinates
CIE spectral distribution coefficients
CIE tristimulus curves/functions
CIE tristimulus values
CIE94, CIE(1994)
CIECAM02, CIE colour appearance model 2002
CIECAT02, CIE chromatic adaptation transform 2002
CIELAB(1976), CIE L*a*b*
CIELCH(1976), CIE L*C*h
CIELUV(1976), CIE L*u*v*
color (space) transformation
color graphic design, coloring
color guide, color swatch (book)
color imposition
Color Index, C.I.
color indexing
color intensity
color job
color layer
color library
color LUT color look-up table, color setting table
color management
color management system, CMS
color match
color matching module
color measurement/measuring, colorimetry
Color Mixer
color ordering system
color perception/sensation
color pigment
color printing system
color reciping software
color reduction, ink weakening
color reference
color rendering
color rendering index, CRI
color separation
color separation file/print
color solid
color space
color space models and derivates
color specimen book, spot-color sample book
color stimulus
color stimulus function
color strength
color substitution
color synthesis
color system
color table
color temperature
color transformation
color transparency, tranny, chrome, color slide
color triangle
color tune
color TV
color vignette
color vision
color vision deficiency, color-blindness
color wheel/circle, hue circuit
color-matching booth/cabinet/unit
color(imetric) measuring instruments/devices
colorant mixing
colorant, color agent
colored
colorfulness
colorimeter
colorimetric parameters, colorimetry of sth.
colorimetric toning
colorimetric values/coordinates
colorimetry
colorness
Coloroid
compact source iodide lamp
complementary colors
composing
composite file
cones, uvulas
conglomerates
consistency, match
continuous tone, CT
contract color-proofed
corporate/CI color
Cromalin

D

(device) profile creation, (color space) targeting
(device) profile linking/connecting
D50, artificial daylight 5000 K
D65, artificial daylight 6500 K
daylight, diurnal light
DCS, Desktop Color Separation
DDCP, direct digital color proof
Default-CMM
definition
Delta E, color difference/deviation
densitometer
desaturation
destination profile
detail rendering/rendition
deuteranomaly
deuteranopia
Deutsches Farbenzentrum,
device profile
device-independent reproduction/processing
device/native color space
DeviceN
dfwg, German Society of Color Science and Application
DHD, Digital High-Definition
DIC Scale Japan Color
dichromatopsia
diffraction and refraction
diffuse
digital printing impression
DIN, German Institute for Standardization
direct digital proof
directional, specularly
dispersion
Display
display profile
dithering
dot gain, tone value increase (TVI)
dot/screen percentage, halftone/screen value
downsampling
dpi, dots per inch
dropout colors
dryback
drying behavior
drying by oxidation
DTP, desktop publishing
duplex, duo-tone
dye, dyestuff
dynamic color measurement
dynamic/tonal range

E

“E” virtual illuminant E
EBU, European Broadcasting Union
eco ink
effect pigment inks
electromagnetic spectrum
electron beam curing/EBC inks
elementary hue
embedding, tagging
emission
emission factor
emission spectrum
EPS, Encapsulated PostScript
equidistant, uniform
Esko-Graphics
EuPIA, European Printing Ink Association
Euroscale
Eurostandard
exposition
exposure
extended colors
extender, thinning varnish
extinction

F

Fastness property
field of view
film for color slides/prints
filter characteristic curve
fining
flare
flash
flat tint
flicker index
fluorescence
fluorescent (light) lamp
fluorescent inks
fluorescent pigments
flushed pigments
Focoltone swatch book
fog
Fogra Graphic Technology Research Association
foil/film printing inks
formula, recipe
formulation
fount solution
four-color/CMYK
foveal vision
full shade system
fundamental stimulus
Fx, F index

G

Gamma
gamut
gamut mapping
GCR, gray component replacement
generic (device) profile
German Media Standard Print
German standard color chart

H

Halftone
halftone dot shape
hard copy proof
hardware calibration
HDR, high dynamic range photography
heatset inks
hiding ability, opacity
high fidelity color
high-key image
highlights, light tones
histogram
HKS color guide
holographic inks
holography
horse shoe
HSB,HSI, HSL, HSV, HVC
hue
hue angle
hybrid printing

I

ICC profile
ICC Profile Format
ICC-compliant
ICC, International Color Consortium
illuminance, irradiance
illuminant
image data base
image editing
image quality
in-gamut color
in-line measurement
incidence angle
INCQC, International Newspaper Color Quality Club
indexed colors
indicatrix
inert gas
infield
ink agitator
ink can/container
ink consistency
ink consumption
ink coverage
ink drying
ink film thickness
ink film/layer
ink flow
ink formulation and mixing
ink leftover use
ink metering
ink mixing system
ink receptivity
ink saturation
ink scale/set
ink stringing, string break-off length
ink supply/feed systems
ink trapping
ink, paint, color
inking
inking unit
inking-up
inking, ink application
inkjet inks
input device
input targeting
interchange color space, ICS
interference pigments
interinstrumental agreement
interpolation
intuitive
inversion
IPS, In-Plane Switching
IR, infrared, heat
ISO, International Organization for Standardization
IT8 targets
iteration

J

JND, just noticeable difference
JOSA, Journal of the Optical Society of America
JPEG, Joint Photographic Expert Group
Just covering ink quantity

K

"K"
Kelvin
Keyless inking, short ink-train technology
Kubelka-Munk
Küppers’ color theory

L

laser diode, LD
laser, light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
LCD, liquid-crystal display
LCH, lightness–chroma–hue
LED, light-emitting diode
light
light fastness
light gathering/trap
light scattering
light source
lighting conditions
lightness, luminance
line work , LW
linearization
liquid-crystal color display
LMS color space
long color
long key/black
look-up table
low-migration ink
lpi, lines per inch
lumen
luminance
luminance factor
luminance factors
luminescence
luminescence scanner
luminescent colors
luminescent diode
luminous efficiency function
luminous efficiency/yield
luminous energy
luminous flux/power
luminous intensity
LUT
Luther’s demand

M

“M”
M0 “Color measuring mode A”
M0/M1/M2/M3
M1 “Color measuring mode D50”
M2 “Color measuring mode UV Cut”
M3 “Measurement with polarization filter”
MacAdam’s ellipses
macula of retina
Manufacturer Registry
mask
matt, dull, depolished
MCS, multi-color separation
MDB, minimally distinct border
measurement aperture
mesopic vision
metal decorating inks
metallic inks
metamerism
Microsoft ICM2-WCS, Image Color Management v2 – >Windows Color System
migration
Mired, micro-reciprocal degree
moisture-set, steam-set
monitoring of quality
monochromatic
monochromator, spectral analyzer
monochrome, black and white
multicolor printing impression
Munsell Book of Color

N

measuring geometry
NCS, Natural Color Systemcolor
Neugebauer equations
neutral
neutral point, origo, illuminant locus
normal inking
NPDC, G7-NPDC
nuance

O

odorless, low/mild odor
off-press proof
offset/litho[graphic][printing] inks
on-light/reflected light measurement
opacity
opaque
opaque white
opponent color theory
optical/fluorescent brightening/whitening agent (OBA, FBA, FWA), whitener
optimal color
optimal colors top down
OSA Color System
out-of-gamut color
out-of-gamut warning
out-of-home media
output device
Output Intent
output targeting
overlap print

P

(perceived) color attributes
(primary) color channel
paper
paper white
patch
PDF Print Engine , APPE
PDF, Portable Document Format
PDF/X, PDF for Blind Exchange
pearl factor
pearlescent /lustre/nacreous pigments
perception
perfecting inks
phosphorescence
photoflux
photoinitiator
photometer , illumination meter
photometry
photon , quantum of light
PhotoYCC
physical color mixture, absorptive interference
pigment concentrates
pigment preparation, master batch
pigmentation
pigments
pixel , picture element
pixel graphics file
Planckian radiator, black body
point of smearing
polarizing filter , polarizer, polaroid
poster inks
PPF , print production format
ppi, pixels per inch
press proof
primary source
primary stimuli, primaries
primary/basic colors
print quality
print run paper/stock
printability
printing ink
printing ink sequence
Process Standard Offset
process/separation colors
profile
profile connection space
profile creation
profile linking
prog[ressive proof]
proofing stock
protanomaly
protanopia
psychology of colors
psychometric terms
psychometry
purity
purple line, line of purples, pure purples
PvD
pyrometer
RAL-DS HLC

Q

quality
quality assurance

R

radiation
radiation-curing
RAL Design System, RAL-DS
raster image, bitmap
RAW
recipe dyeing
recycled grades
redness
reference stimulus
reflection
reflective original/copy
regime of measurement
relative print[ing] contrast
relative spectral radiation distribution curve
remission
remission spectrum
remitting colors
remote inking adjustment/control
rendering intent
renotation
repeatability
resolution
retina
RGB
rheology
Richter’s law
RIMM-RGB, Reference Input Medium Metric RGB
RIP, raster-image processor
rods
rub/scratch-off ink
runability

S

saturation
scatter/random proof
scattering
scattering power
SCOT, Standard Color of Textile
scotopic vision
screen
screen angle
screen/halftone density
SDC, Society of Dyers and Colorists
secondary colors
secondary radiator
security inks
selective filter
self-luminant body
sensationally/perceptually equidistant/uniform
sensitivity
sensitometry
sensory analysis
separation color
separation-preserving
setting, film/skin formation
shades, shadow tones
shadow/black point compensation
short key/black
SICOGIF
silver inks
simulation
simultaneous contrast
skin color, human complexion
slope
slur
SNAP, Specifications for Newsprint Advertising Production
soft proof
software extension, plug in, addition, add-on
solid (ink/full-tone) density
solids content
solvent
source profile
special color
specimen, sample
spectral density
spectral luminance factor
spectral luminous efficiency
spectral sensitivity
spectroanalytic densities
spectrodensitometer
spectrophotometer
spectrum
spectrum locus
spot color
standard (illuminant) lighting
standard illuminants
standard observer
stickiness, tackiness
Stilling’s test
store light/three-band lamp TL84
straight-on printing inks
subpixels
subtractive color mixture
sudden chromaticity shift
surface suitability
surface/object colors
surround[ing] field
swatch
SWOP, Specifications of Web Offset Publications
synesthesia

T

tack
tackiness , stickiness
tag
tagging , attaching, embedding
TCB , Techkon Color Book
temperature window
tertiary colors, pastel tones
testers
TFT , Thin Film Transistor
thinner, dilutant
thixotropy
three-color gray
three-dimensional quality of color vision
TIC
TIFF , tagged image file format
time elapse meter
tolerance
tone (value)
tone reproduction curve , TRC
toner
total ink coverage , TIC
total ink quantity
translucency
transmission
transmitted colors
transparency
transparent inks
trichromatic vision
tristimulus color space, CIE color[imetric] system, CIE XYZ
tristimulus measurement , trichromatic colorimetry
tritanomaly
truecolor file
TVI

U

UCA , under color addition
UCL , Universal Color Language
UCR , under color removal
UCS , Uniform Chromaticity Scale
Ulbricht sphere spectrophotometer
under-color addition
under-color removal
UV curing
UV-cut

V

vector graphics
viewing conditions
viscosity
visible region (of spectrum)

W

water marks
waterless offset inks
waterwashable
wavelength
web colors
wet-on-wet printing inks
wettability
white alignment
white point
whitener
whiteness
whiteness of paper , whiteness index
whitening
wide gamut inks
working color space
Wysiwyg , “what you see is what you get”

XYZ

“Y”
xanthometry
XYZ
YCC
yellowing
yellowness
yellowness index
YIQ

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