threshold
A reference value on a scale, to which something (like a signal while scanning) is compared

thumbnail
Small low-resolution version of an image or page

TIC
Abbreviation for Total Ink Coverage

TIFF
Abbreviation for Tagged Image File Format, a file format used for bitmap images. Check this page for more information.

TIFF-IT
Abbreviation for Tag Image File Format for Image Technology, a file format used to exchange page data. Check this page for more information.

Tiger
Code name for Mac OS X 10.4

tilde sign

tiling
The act of cutting up an image or page into smaller section

timeout
An error that occurs when a device or application has waited too long for another device or application to send or receive data.

tint
- A percentage of a solid ink tint
- Flat tints and spot colors are often called tints.
- A variant of a color that is created by mixing a defined amount of white with the basic color.

titling face
Typeface designed specifically for use in large sizes, such as titles. Some titling faces contain only capital letters, in which case they’re called titling caps

TOC
Abbreviation for Table Of Content

Token Ring
Network architecture that was developed by IBM. It is comparable to ethernet but less popular and more efficient on networks that operate under a heavy load. Token Ring has virtually disappeared by now.

tonal range
The maximum range of tones in an original or reproduction.

tone
The character of a color, its quality or lightness. The verb tense, to tone, means to change or modify color.

tone compression
The reduction of an original’s tonal range achievable through the reproduction process.

tone curve
The relationship between each original density and each reproduction density that can be plotted on a graph.

toner
Powder or liquid ink used to print. Toner is used in laser printers as well as a lot of digital presses.

toning
A printing defect that is cause by ink printing where it should not print. Toning is the weak color in non-image areas of the reproduction that gives the visual appearance of more color everywhere

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