Significance and Use
3.1 This terminology includes terms developed and approved by impact printing systems manufacturers, supplies manufacturers, and end users to describe most image quality parameters concerning impact printed images.
3.2 This terminology is intended to aid in general communications on impact printer copy quality parameters and provide a partial trouble shooting list, when less than acceptable copy quality is obtained.
1. Scope
1.1 This terminology presents a means to accurately describe the quality of impact printed images. This includes an up-to-date glossary and a description of probable causes for specific phenomena that relate to image quality. Illustrations to complement the definitions of copy quality terms are included.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
F149 Terminology Relating to Optical Character Recognition
F221 Terminology Relating to Carbon Paper and Inked Ribbon Products and Images Made Therefrom
F909 Terminology Relating to Printers
Keywords
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 37.100.10 (Reproduction equipment)
DOI: 10.1520/F1125-87R11
ASTM International is a member of CrossRef.
Citing ASTM Standards
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