Direct thermal printing is a printing method that does not use ink, ribbons or toner. Instead, the image is formed solely through heat activation. The print head heats the surface of the label material, which is coated with a special coating. This coating reacts to heat by turning black.
Glossary
double-sided tape
Double-sided tape – adhesive tape without a front side, put between two backings.
dpi
DPI is an abbreviation for Dots Per Inch. A print resolution characteristic used for printed text or images. The more dots per inch, the higher the resolution.
