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Halftone

Process using a series of dots of various sizes within a fixed grid to simulate shades of grade.

Halo

Lightening of black ink when it is printed near another colour.

 

Head Crash

Accidental contact of an inkjet nozzle or the complete head with a substrate during printing.

Hexachrome

A colour matching system that allows the combination of 6 colours (CMYK, orange and green) in order to reproduce a larger gamut of colours; developed by Pantone Inc.

 

Hi-Fi

6-colour printing used to obtain a more subtle rendition of light tones beyond that of traditional 4-colour processes by adding light cyan and light magenta.

Hi-Fi Jet

Range of piezo inkjet printers made by Roland DG.

 

Hot Lamination

Application of a clear layer to protect a print or other substrate; may contain UV-filters; uses heat to activate the adhesive and thus cannot be used on heat sensitive substrates. Prints must be completely dry before lamination to avoid bubbles due to trapped moisture.

HSV

Hue, Saturation and Value; a colour model in which colour is described in terms of chromatic colour, its intensity and its variation from light to dark.

 

Hue

One of the components of colour represented by angle of a 360° colour wheel.

Humectant

Soluble component of inkjet inks that is used to preserve the moisture content of the inks.

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