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Friar

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002457

A printing defect characterized by an area of insufficient ink coverage, resulting in a lighter or faded appearance on the printed sheet. This occurs when the inking rollers fail to distribute ink evenly across the type or plate. Friars are the opposite of 'monks,' which are areas with too much ink.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002457
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Friar; Spanish: fraile; French: frisque
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002457",
  "term": "Friar",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A printing defect characterized by an area of insufficient ink coverage, resulting in a lighter or faded appearance on the printed sheet. This occurs when the inking rollers fail to distribute ink evenly across the type or plate. Friars are the opposite of 'monks,' which are areas with too much ink.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Friar",
    "es": "fraile",
    "fr": "frisque"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/friar/"
}

Record 2,709 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.