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Thermal printing

Thermal printing (or direct thermal printing) is a digital printing process which produces a printed image by passing paper with a thermochromic coating, commonly known as thermal paper, over a print head consisting of tiny electrically heated elements. The coating turns black in the areas where it is heated, producing an image.

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3D printing
1986
Aquatint
1772
Chromolithography
1837
Daisy wheel printing
1889
Digital printing
1991
Dot matrix printing
1925

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Thermal printing

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples46
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
Components1

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Thermal printing

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related to history · 6
Thermal printing → However, In, NCR, Thermal, Thermofax, This
related to Other uses · 6
Thermal printing → ACARS, An, Flight, In, This, United Kingdom
related to Fax machines · 2
Thermal printing → Through, Toward
3D printing · 1
Thermal printing → 1986
Aquatint · 1
Thermal printing → 1772
Chromolithography · 1
Thermal printing → 1837
Daisy wheel printing · 1
Thermal printing → 1889
Digital printing · 1
Thermal printing → 1991
Dot matrix printing · 1
Thermal printing → 1925
Dye-sublimation · 1
Thermal printing → 1957

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thermal printing print used paper printers process printer image black heat coating use matrix head elements usually heated applications machines

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Thermal printing3D printing19861.00infobox
Thermal printingAquatint17721.00infobox
Thermal printingChromolithography18371.00infobox
Thermal printingDaisy wheel printing18891.00infobox
Thermal printingDigital printing19911.00infobox
Thermal printingDot matrix printing19251.00infobox
Thermal printingDye-sublimation19571.00infobox
Thermal printingEtchingc. 15151.00infobox
Thermal printingHectograph18601.00infobox
Thermal printingHot metal typesetting18841.00infobox
Thermal printingInkjet printing19501.00infobox
Thermal printingIntaglio (printmaking)14301.00infobox
Thermal printingLaser printing19691.00infobox
Thermal printingLithography17961.00infobox
Thermal printingMezzotint16421.00infobox
Thermal printingMimeograph18851.00infobox
Thermal printingMovable type10401.00infobox
Thermal printingOffset printing18751.00infobox
Thermal printingPhotostat and rectigraph19071.00infobox
Thermal printingPhototypesetting19491.00infobox
Thermal printingPintadera10,000 BC1.00infobox
Thermal printingPrinting pressc. 14401.00infobox
Thermal printingRelief printing16901.00infobox
Thermal printingRotary press18431.00infobox
Thermal printingScreen printing19111.00infobox
Thermal printingSolid ink printing19721.00infobox
Thermal printingSpark printing19401.00infobox
Thermal printingSpirit duplicator19231.00infobox
Thermal printingThermal printingc. 19721.00infobox
Thermal printingThermal-transfer printing19811.00infobox

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