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M1 Fire Rating
French standard for inflammability. M1 products are non-flammable, i.e. combustion is slow and without flames.
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Magenta
The purple-red colour in 4-colour CMYK printing which is often called process magenta.
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Media
Term used to describe printable materials – can be paper, vinyl, polyester, banner, canvas, fabric etc. supplied in rolls or sheets.
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Megapixels
Maximum total number of pixels of a device which is calculated by multiplying the number of pixels per row with the number of rows.
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Metre
Basic unit of length; 1m = 100cm.
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Micron (µm)
One thousandth of a millimetre (100µm = 3.9mil).
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Mild Solvent
See ’Eco-solvent Inks’.
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Millilitre
Liquid volume equivalent to one thousandth of a litre
(1ml = 0.03381 fluid ounces).
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Millimetre
One thousandth of a metre.
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Mirror Image
Reversing an image to be looked at through a clear or backlit film, or for transfer prints that are applied backwards (on the side of the light source) onto the substrate.
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Moiré
Wavy pattern that occurs when colour separations are conflicting or overlapping.
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Monochrome
Term used to descibe printing in black on white substrate.
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Mottle
Uneven print density due to inaccurate dot placement in areas of solid colours.
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