Label, the Glossary
A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or item.[1]
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112 relations: Acrylate polymer, Aluminium foil, ASTM International, Authentication, Barcode, Blow molding, BoPET, Braille, Brand, Bumper sticker, Carbon-14, Cellulose acetate, Cheese, Chemical compound, Coating, Color, Combustibility and flammability, Contact manager, Counterfeit, CropLife International, Data set, Dextrin, Dry cleaning, Ecolabel, Embossing tape, Energy conservation, EUR-Lex, European Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Frangibility, Friend of the Sea, Government procurement in the European Union, Government procurement in the United Kingdom, Head badge, Holography, Homo economicus, Hot-melt adhesive, In vivo, International Article Number, Isotope, Item Unique Identification, Label dispenser, Label printer, Label printer applicator, Latex, Leather, Life-cycle assessment, List of food labeling regulations, List of technical standard organizations, Metal, ... Expand index (62 more) »
- Labels
Acrylate polymer
An acrylate polymer (also known as acrylic or polyacrylate) is any of a group of polymers prepared from acrylate monomers.
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Aluminium foil
Aluminium foil (or aluminum foil in American English; occasionally called tin foil) is aluminium prepared in thin metal leaves. Label and aluminium foil are packaging materials.
ASTM International
ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, is a standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical international standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems and services.
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Authentication
Authentication (from authentikos, "real, genuine", from αὐθέντης authentes, "author") is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user.
Barcode
A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form.
Blow molding
Blow molding (or moulding) is a manufacturing process for forming hollow plastic parts.
BoPET
BoPET (biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate) is a polyester film made from stretched polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and is used for its high tensile strength, chemical stability, dimensional stability, transparency, reflectivity when metallized, gas and moisture barrier properties, and electrical insulation. Label and BoPET are packaging materials.
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Braille
Braille is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired.
Brand
A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that distinguishes one seller's good or service from those of other sellers.
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Bumper sticker
A bumper sticker is an adhesive label or sticker designed to be attached to the rear of a car or truck, often on the bumper.
Carbon-14
Carbon-14, C-14, or radiocarbon, is a radioactive isotope of carbon with an atomic nucleus containing 6 protons and 8 neutrons.
Cellulose acetate
In biochemistry, cellulose acetate refers to any acetate ester of cellulose, usually cellulose diacetate.
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Cheese
Cheese is a dairy product produced in a range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein.
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Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds.
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Coating
A coating is a covering that is applied to the surface of an object, or substrate.
Color
Color (American English) or colour (British and Commonwealth English) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Combustibility and flammability
A combustible material is a material that can burn (i.e., sustain a flame) in air under certain conditions.
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A contact manager is a software program that enables users to easily store and find contact information, such as names, addresses and telephone numbers.
Counterfeit
To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value than the real product.
CropLife International
CropLife International is an international trade association of agrochemical companies founded in 2001.
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Data set
A data set (or dataset) is a collection of data.
Dextrin
Dextrins are a group of low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch and glycogen.
Dry cleaning
Dry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a solvent other than water.
Ecolabel
Ecolabels (also "Eco-Labels") and Green Stickers are labeling systems for food and consumer products.
Embossing tape
Embossing tape is a labelling medium usually of hard plastic. Label and Embossing tape are Stationery.
Energy conservation
Energy conservation is the effort to reduce wasteful energy consumption by using fewer energy services.
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EUR-Lex
EUR-Lex is the official online database of European Union law and other public documents of the European Union (EU), published in 24 official languages of the EU.
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU).
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Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Frangibility
A material is said to be frangible if through deformation it tends to break up into fragments, rather than deforming elastically and retaining its cohesion as a single object.
Friend of the Sea
Friend of the Sea is a project of the World Sustainability Organization for the certification and promotion of seafood from sustainable fisheries and sustainable aquaculture.
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Government procurement in the European Union
Government procurement or public procurement is undertaken by the public authorities of the European Union (EU) and its member states in order to award contracts for public works and for the purchase of goods and services in accordance with principles derived from the Treaties of the European Union.
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Government procurement in the United Kingdom
At around £290 billion every year, public sector procurement accounts for around a third of all public expenditure in the UK.
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Head badge
A head badge is a manufacturer's or brand logo affixed to the head tube of a bicycle.
Holography
Holography is a technique that enables a wavefront to be recorded and later reconstructed.
Homo economicus
The term Homo economicus, or economic man, is the portrayal of humans as agents who are consistently rational and narrowly self-interested, and who pursue their subjectively defined ends optimally.
Hot-melt adhesive
Hot-melt adhesive (HMA), also known as hot glue, is a form of thermoplastic adhesive that is commonly sold as solid cylindrical sticks of various diameters designed to be applied using a hot glue gun. Label and hot-melt adhesive are packaging materials.
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In vivo
Studies that are in vivo (Latin for "within the living"; often not italicized in English) are those in which the effects of various biological entities are tested on whole, living organisms or cells, usually animals, including humans, and plants, as opposed to a tissue extract or dead organism.
International Article Number
The International Article Number (also known as European Article Number or EAN) is a standard describing a barcode symbology and numbering system used in global trade to identify a specific retail product type, in a specific packaging configuration, from a specific manufacturer.
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Isotope
Isotopes are distinct nuclear species (or nuclides) of the same chemical element.
Item Unique Identification
Unique Identification Marking, UID marking, Item Unique Identification or IUID, is a part of the compliance process mandated by the United States Department of Defense.
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Label dispenser
Label dispenser and label applicator are machine built to simplify the process of removing a label from its liner or backing tape. Label and label dispenser are labels.
Label printer
Brother P-Touch 540 label printer A label printer is a computer printer that prints on self-adhesive label material and/or card-stock (tags). Label and label printer are labels.
Label printer applicator
Label printer applicator applying a label to adjacent panels of a corrugated box Label printer applicator A label printer applicator is a basic robot that can automatically print and apply pressure-sensitive labels to various products.
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Latex
Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water.
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Leather
Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay.
Life-cycle assessment
Life cycle assessment (LCA), also known as life cycle analysis, is a methodology for assessing environmental impacts associated with all the stages of the life cycle of a commercial product, process, or service.
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List of food labeling regulations
The packaging and labeling of food is subject to regulation in most regions/jurisdictions, both to prevent false advertising and to promote food safety.
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List of technical standard organizations
This is a list of technical standardization organizations.
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A metal is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a group of gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
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Nameplate
A nameplate identifies and displays a person or product's name.
Nonwoven fabric
Nonwoven fabric or non-woven fabric is a fabric-like material made from staple fibre (short) and long fibres (continuous long), bonded together by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment. Label and Nonwoven fabric are packaging materials.
Organic food
Organic food, ecological food, or biological food are foods and drinks produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming.
Overchoice
Overchoice or choice overload is the paradoxical phenomenon that choosing between a large variety of options can be detrimental to decision making processes.
Package pilferage
Package pilferage is the theft of part of the contents of a package.
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Packaging
Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Label and Packaging are labels.
Pantone
Pantone LLC (stylized as PANTONE) is an American limited liability company headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, and best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries, notably graphic design, fashion design, product design, printing, and manufacturing and supporting the management of color from design to production, in physical and digital formats, among coated and uncoated materials, cotton, polyester, nylon and plastics.
Paper
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses, or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through a fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, followed by pressing and drying. Label and Paper are packaging materials and Stationery.
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Paper embossing
Embossing and debossing are the processes of creating either raised or recessed relief images and designs in paper and other materials.
Paperboard
Paperboard is a thick paper-based material. Label and Paperboard are packaging materials.
Phillumeny
Phillumeny (also known as phillumenism) is the hobby of collecting different match-related items: matchboxes, matchbox labels, matchbooks, matchcovers, matchsafes, etc.
Pictogram
A pictogram (also pictogramme, pictograph, or simply picto) is a graphical symbol that conveys meaning through its visual resemblance to a physical object.
Plastic
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.
Plastic film
Plastic film is a thin continuous polymeric material. Label and Plastic film are packaging materials.
Poison
A poison is any chemical substance that is harmful or lethal to living organisms.
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Polyvinyl acetate
Polyvinyl acetate (PVA, PVAc, poly(ethenyl ethanoate)), commonly known as wood glue, PVA glue, white glue, carpenter's glue, school glue, or Elmer's Glue in the US, is a widely available adhesive used for porous materials like wood, paper, and cloth.
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Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene).
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Pressure-sensitive adhesive
Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA, self-adhesive, self-stick adhesive) is a type of nonreactive adhesive which forms a bond when pressure is applied to bond the adhesive with a surface. Label and pressure-sensitive adhesive are Stationery.
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Pressure-sensitive tape
Pressure-sensitive tape or pressure-sensitive adhesive tape (PSA tape) is an adhesive tape that will stick with application of pressure, without the need for a solvent (such as water) or heat for activation. Label and pressure-sensitive tape are packaging materials and Stationery.
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Printing
Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template.
Product (business)
In marketing, a product is an object, or system, or service made available for consumer use as of the consumer demand; it is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy the desire or need of a customer.
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Professional writing
Professional writing is writing for reward or as a profession; as a product or object, professional writing is any form of written communication produced in a workplace environment or context that enables employees to, for example, communicate effectively among themselves, help leadership make informed decisions, advise clients, comply with federal, state, or local regulatory bodies, bid for contracts, etc.
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Radio-frequency identification
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.
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Radioactive decay
Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation.
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Recycling
Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.
Release liner
A release liner or release paper is a paper or plastic-based film sheet (usually applied during the manufacturing process) used to prevent a sticky surface from prematurely adhering.
Reuse
Reuse is the action or practice of using an item, whether for its original purpose (conventional reuse) or to fulfill a different function (creative reuse or repurposing).
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Rivet
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.
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Scientific Advice Mechanism
The Scientific Advice Mechanism is a service created by the European Commission which provides independent science advice on request directly to European Commissioners.
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Screen printing
Screen printing is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink (or dye) onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil.
Security printing
Security printing is the field of the printing industry that deals with the printing of items such as banknotes, cheques, passports, tamper-evident labels, security tapes, product authentication, stock certificates, postage stamps and identity cards.
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Security tape
Security tape (or security label) is a type of adhesive tape used to help reduce shipping losses due to pilfering and theft.
Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a sewing needle and thread.
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Shrink wrap
Shrink wrap, also shrink film, is a material made up of polymer plastic film. Label and shrink wrap are packaging materials.
Signage
Signage is the design or use of signs and symbols to communicate a message.
Smart label
Smart Label, also called Smart Tag, is an extremely flat configured transponder under a conventional print-coded label, which includes chip, antenna and bonding wires as a so-called inlay. Label and Smart label are labels and packaging materials.
Sort (typesetting)
In typesetting, a sort or type is a block with a typographic character etched on it, used—when lined up with others—to print text.
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Starch
Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.
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Sticker
A sticker is a type of label: a piece of printed paper, plastic, vinyl, or other material with temporary or permanent pressure sensitive adhesive on one side. Label and sticker are Stationery.
Stiffness
Stiffness is the extent to which an object resists deformation in response to an applied force.
Strength of materials
The field of strength of materials (also called mechanics of materials) typically refers to various methods of calculating the stresses and strains in structural members, such as beams, columns, and shafts.
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Substrate (printing)
Substrate is used in a converting process such as printing or coating to generally describe the base material onto which, e.g. images, will be printed.
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Sustainability standards and certification
Sustainability standards and certifications are voluntary guidelines used by producers, manufacturers, traders, retailers, and service providers to demonstrate their commitment to good environmental, social, ethical, and food safety practices.
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Sustainable consumption
Sustainable consumption (sometimes abbreviated to "SC") is the use of products and services in ways that minimizes impacts on the environment.
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Sustainable packaging
Sustainable packaging is the development and use of packaging which results in improved sustainability. Label and Sustainable packaging are labels.
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Swing tag
A swing tag is an informational text attached to a garment for sale and can be also known as a swing ticket.
Tamper-evident technology
Tamper-evident describes a device or process that makes unauthorized access to the protected object easily detected.
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Textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc.
Traffolyte
Traffolyte, sometimes spelled Traffolite, was a brand name for multi-layered phenolic plastic sheets suitable for engraving.
Transparency and translucency
In the field of optics, transparency (also called pellucidity or diaphaneity) is the physical property of allowing light to pass through the material without appreciable scattering of light.
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Twine
Twine is a strong thread, light string or cord composed of string two or more thinner strands twisted, and then twisted together (plied).
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Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.
Universal Product Code
The Universal Product Code (UPC or UPC code) is a barcode symbology that is used worldwide for tracking trade items in stores.
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Vehicle identification number
A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization in ISO 3779 (content and structure) and ISO 4030 (location and attachment).
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Vehicle registration plate
A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British, Indian and Australian English) or license plate (American English) or licence plate (Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes.
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Visual impairment
Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception.
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Warning label
A warning label is a label attached to a product, or contained in a product's instruction manual, warning the user about risks associated with its use, and may include restrictions by the manufacturer or seller on certain uses. Label and warning label are labels.
Waste hierarchy
Waste (management) hierarchy is a tool used in the evaluation of processes that protect the environment alongside resource and energy consumption from most favourable to least favourable actions.
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit.
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Word processor
A word processor (WP) is a device or computer program that provides for input, editing, formatting, and output of text, often with some additional features.
Yarn
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles.
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See also
Labels
- Auxiliary label
- Barcodes
- China Energy Label
- Country of origin
- Domed label
- Drug packaging
- European Union energy label
- Food labelling
- History of warning labels in the US
- In-mould labelling
- Label
- Label dispenser
- Label printer
- Labelling
- Luggage label
- Medication package insert
- Packaging
- Smart label
- Sustainable packaging
- Unique formula identifier
- Warning label
- Wine label
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Label
Also known as Clothing tag, Consumer label, Custom labels, Custom stickers, Digital Label, Digital hang tag, Digital labels, Label stock, Labels, Lable, Pressure sensitive paper, Pressure-sensitive paper, Product declaration, Product label, Product labeling, Product tag, Sticker (paper), .
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