ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 12637-1 First edition 2006-02-01 Graphic technology Vocabulary - Part 1: Fundamental terms Technologie graphique Vocabulaire - Partie 1: Termes fondamentaux Reference number ISO 12637-1:2006(E) @ ISO 2006 ISO 12637-1:2006(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The ISo Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. @ISO2006 The reproduction of the terms and definitions contained in this International Standard is permited in teaching manuals, instruction booklets, technical publications and journals for strictly educational or implementation purposes. The conditions for such reproduction are: that no modifications are made to the terms and definitions; that such reproduction is not permitted for dictionaries or similar publications offered for sale; and that this International Standard is referenced as the source document. With the sole exceptions noted above, no other part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2006 - All rights reserved ISO 12637-1:2006(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. Iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as 'an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. ISO 12637-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 130, Graphic technology ISO 12637 consists of the following parts, under the general title Graphic technology — Vocabulary Part 1: Fundamental terms Part 5: Screen printing terms The following parts are under preparation: Part 2: Prepress terms Part 3: Printing terms Part 4: Postpress terms Dranizaion for sandardizallon'ghts reserved ili ISO 12637-1:2006(E) Introduction Documentation gives rise to numerous international exchanges of both intellectual and material nature. These exchanges often become difficult, either because of the great variety of terms used in various fields or languages to express the same concept, or because of the absence of, or the imprecision of, useful concepts. To avoid misunderstandings due to this situation and to facilitate such exchanges, it is advisable to select termstobeusedinvariouslanguagesorinvariouscountriestoexpressthesameconcept,andtoestablish definitions providing satisfactory equivalents for the various terms in different languages. The purpose of this part of isO 12637 is to provide definitions in English that are rigorous, uncomplicated and which can be understood by all concerned. The scope of each c