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glossary explains, in alphabetical order, a multitude of terms
relevant to printing, as well as some terms used in Heidelberg's
product catalogue. Simply click on the letter of your choice to
access the information you need. - A printing method invented in
1937 by the American patent lawyer Chester F. Carlson that
functions in the following manner: a drum coated with a photo
semiconductor is charged up and then partially discharged by a
motif projected onto it. Dark areas retain their charge and
toner applied to these areas remains in place. The image created
in this way is then transferred to paper and fixed with heat.
Originally designed for copiers, the technology is now also used
for laser printers and digital printing systems. - XML
(extensible markup language) - A symbol language used to
describe the structure of documents. XML is superficially
similar to HTML, the primary difference being that the symbols
(“tags”) used in XML can be selected w