Glossary

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K

Common letter used in English for 1,000.

KEY-LINE

In artwork, an outline of finished art for labels to indicate the exact shape, position, and size for such elements as half-tones, line sketches, text, etc.

KEY MARK OR TRIGGER

A code bit(s) that provides the scanner with the instruction that the code is in a position to be read. Used in some fixed beam readers.

KICKOUT

The precipitation of the solid part of an ink or coating.

KISS CUT

A die-cutting operation which cuts through the face sheet to a liner, but not through the liner in any way. Refer NS & O.

KISS IMPRESSION

The lightest possible impression which will transfer the film of ink from the transfer roller to the plate and from the plate to the material being printed.

KNIFE CUT LABELS - See BUTT CUT LABELS

KNOCK-OUT

In colour printing, the process of dropping an image out of the colour such as dropping white type out of a colour background. Often called reverse printing.

KROMEKOTE

A trademark of a clay coated paper with a highly polished, mirror-like finish; high gloss.

KROY

A machine that uses foil and a disk with relief lettering to impact letters of the alphabet in a uniform manner to help create artwork. A typesetting machine.