plastic card glossary - International Plastic Card Corporation
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1. PVC cards with signature panel for an example Single sided Capable of printing on only one side of a card Smart Card Smart cards have an embedded computer circuit that contains either a memory chip or a microprocessor chip There are several types of smart cards memory contact contactless hybrid twin combi dual interface proximity and vicinity T TWAIN Is an interface typically used between image processing software and a digital camera or scanner Thermal Printing The process of creating an image on a plastic card using a heated printhead via a International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015 dye sublimation ID card printer Thermal Printhead An electronic device which uses heat to transfer a digitized image from a special ribbon to the flat surface of a plastic card Thermal Transfer Overlaminate A card overlaminate available in a 0 25 mil thickness that increases card security and durability often used for moderate durability applications or when additional security such as holographic images are needed Topcoat Overcoat overlay The topcoat T panel of a ribbon is applied to printed cards and helps prevent images from some premature wear or UV fading Topcoats are available as a panel on color and monochrome ribbons or provided on a separate roll in clear or holographic styles U Universal Serial Bus Interface USB An input output I O bus capable of data transfer at 12 megabits2. for purchases from candy vending machines Debit stripes are generally encoded at 4000 Oersted Because the stripe is thinner 1 8 than the standard Hi Co or Lo Co coercively magnetic stripe it can only contain information specifically for use with the debit system International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015 Digital Camera A camera that records images in digital form Unlike a traditional analog camera that records infinitely variable intensities of light a digital camera records discrete numbers for storage on a flash memory card for example There is a fixed maximum resolution and number of colors that can be represented Images are transferred to a computer with a USB cable memory card or wireless Digital Imaging Scanning or otherwise capturing images which may be subsequently edited filed displayed or printed on a plastic card Direct to Card Printing DTC This process involves the printing of digital images directly onto any plastic card with a smooth clean glossy PVC surface Dual Interface Combines both contact and contactless chip technologies using the same chip The chip is connected to the contact pad on the top of the card and the antenna inside the card Duplex Dual sided Capable of printing on both sides of a card usually in a single pass Dye Sublimation Dye diffusion dye sub The print process ID card printers use to print smooth continuous tone and photo quality images This pro
3. 1 5 megabytes used for connecting peripherals to a microprocessor Typically each device connected to a computer uses its own port USB can connect up to 127 peripherals through a single port by daisy chaining the peripherals together USB devices may be hot plugged which means that power does not have to be turned off to connect or disconnect a peripheral It is expected that USB will become a primary means of connection in IBM compatible PCs Most major hardware software and telecommunications providers support USB Some printers do not yet support USB however most of these parallel interface printers will accommodate a parallel to USB conversion cable Vv VeriMark A tamper evident instantly verifiable 2 D silver metallic foil embedded with a logo or other custom graphics onto a card using a hot stamp process Fargo custom VeriMark cards provide an added level of protection against ID counterfeiting For use with Fargo Direct to Card DTC series card printers encoders Visitor Management Software Software used to register badge and track visitors Fox ID and Magicard ID Software W Wax Ribbon Is more versatile than a standard ribbon on different card materials including ABS and special varnished cards as well as non PVC card materials such as cardboards e g paper cards In contrast the dyes in a normal ribbon are not able to adhere to the surfaces of paper cards Refer to Evolis BlackWAX monochrome ribbons Webcam A typ
4. CKO that is placed onto an ID card after the color or monochrome panels have been applied Overcoat provides some protection from fading and scratching on the card Oversized Cards Used for more efficient visual identification and are available in many non standard sizes The most popular sizes are CR90 3 63 x 2 37 92 mm x 6 Omm and CR100 3 88 x 2 63 98 5 mm x 67 mm Overlamination Lamination The process of combining lamination material and core material using time heat and pressure Available in clear or holographic designs and in varying thicknesses laminate patches used in card printers come on rolls with and without carriers liners and are typically used for high usage cards e g cards that must be swiped through a reader or to add advanced visual card security Overlay Overcoat topcoat The clear overlay panel O is provided on dye sublimation print ribbons This panel is automatically applied to printed cards and helps prevent images from some premature wear or UV fading All dye sublimation printed images must have either this overlay panel or an overlaminate applied to protect them Over the Edge Edge to edge edgeless Refers to the maximum printable area on a card Printers International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015 with over the edge printing capability can print past the edge of a card resulting in printed cards with absolutely no border P PET Plain polyethylene terephthalate o
5. Plastic Card Terminology A Access Control An implemented system that controls access to buildings or rooms within buildings Plastic cards e g those with magnetic stripe or proximity control technologies can be used to gain access to premises B Barcode A code consisting of a group of printed and variously patterned bars and spaces and sometimes numerals that are designed to be scanned and read into computer memory as identification for the object it labels One dimensional 1 D linear A barcode consisting of a single row of bars 1 D barcodes store a smaller amount of data than two dimensional barcodes and are therefore more suited for applications in which only a few characters are stored 1 D barcodes store their data in the horizontal width and the information stored is highly redundant They are therefore more resistant to data degradation An example of a 1 D barcode is Code 39 Two dimensional 2 D 2 D barcodes store more information than 1 D barcodes and take advantage of both their horizontal and vertical dimensions to do so An example of a 2 D barcode is PDF417 Barcode Mask Is an area on specially made cardstock where a barcode can be printed that will prohibit unauthorized copying of the barcode ID Wholesaler carries red and black barcode mask cardstock Biometrics Utilizes something you are to authenticate identification This may include a fingerprint DNA retinal pattern iris hand geometry vein pa
6. a numeric characters Track 2 75 bits inch BPI 5 bits character MPC maximum of 40 numeric characters Track 3 210 bits inch BPD 5 bits character MPC maximum of 107 numeric characters Memory Card A type of smart card Also known as a synchronous card it features 256 bit or 32 byte memory and is suitable for use as a token card or identification card Microprocessor Card A type of smart card also known as an asynchronous card Features 1 kilobyte to 64 kilobytes of memory and is suitable for portable or confidential files identification tokens electronic purses or any combination of uses Monochrome Mono A single color monochrome does not only apply to black N Network ID Software Software that allows the saving storage and sharing of cardholder records and data across multiple facilities departments and applications Network Printer A printer available for use by workstations on a network A network printer either has its own built in network interface card or it is connected to a printer on the network O Oersted Pertains to magnetic encoding The unit of magnetic coercive force used to define difficulty of erasure of magnetic material Output Stacker Output hopper Stores printed cards in a first in first out order This feature makes it easy to keep printed cards in a specific order for faster issuance or to print serialized cards Overcoat Overlay topcoat The last layer O in YM
7. ake a full spectrum of colors Monochrome or K is a black resin panel and clear overlay or O is a thin protective layer YMCKOK Yellow magenta cyan monochrome overcoat monochrome Yellow magenta and cyan are the primary print colors for cards The three colors are combined in varying degrees to make a full spectrum of colors Monochrome or K is a black resin panel and clear overlay or O is a thin protective layer The latter K is used for monochrome printing on the back side of a card Yellow Magenta Cyan Keyline or Black Clear protective Overlay Panel Encapsulates Image onto Plastic Card A OnaZK Keyline or Black on Reverse side of Plastic Card Top Coat Thin protective Overlay International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015
8. cess uses a dye based ribbon roll that is divided into a series of color panels The color panels are grouped in a repeating series of three separate colors along the length of the ribbon yellow magenta and cyan YMC As the ribbon and card pass simultaneously beneath the printhead hundreds of thermal elements heat the dyes on the ribbon Once the dyes are heated they vaporize and diffuse into the surface of the card Varying the heat intensity of each thermal element within the printhead makes it possible for each transferred dot of color to vary in saturation This blends one color into the next The result is continuous tone photo realistic color images E Edge to Edge Edgeless over the edge Refers to the maximum printable area on a card Printers with edge to edge printing capability can print just to the edge of a card resulting in printed cards with virtually no border Nearly all brands print standard CR80 cards edge to edge Encoding The process of electronically writing information on magnetic stripes or into a variety of smart card types Holds information such as card holder details and access privileges Ethernet Interface A local area network LAN architecture that supports data transfer at varying speeds F Fingerprint Reader Fingerprint capture device fingerprint scanner A form of biometrics technology in which a scanner is used to identify a person s fingerprint for security purposes After a sample is tak
9. e of digital camera that is capable of downloading images to a computer for transmission over the Internet or other network Y YMC Yellow magenta cyan Yellow magenta and cyan are the primary print colors for cards The three colors are combined in varying degrees to make a full spectrum of colors YMCK Yellow magenta cyan monochrome Yellow magenta and cyan are the primary print colors for cards The three colors are combined in varying degrees to make a full spectrum of colors Monochrome or K is black resin panel YMCKK Yellow magenta cyan monochrome monochrome Yellow magenta and cyan are the International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015 primary print colors for cards The three colors are combined in varying degrees to make a full spectrum of colors Monochrome or K are black resin panels the latter K is used for monochrome printing on the back side of a card YMCKT Yellow magenta cyan monochrome topcoat Yellow magenta and cyan are the primary print colors for cards The three colors are combined in varying degrees to make a full spectrum of colors Monochrome or K is a black resin panel and the topcoat panel provides the card with minimal protection against everyday use and environmental elements e g UV rays YMCKO Yellow magenta cyan monochrome overcoat Yellow magenta and cyan are the primary print colors for cards The three colors are combined in varying degrees to m
10. echnology by Fargo Fargo Persona that uses an HP inkjet based print engine to transfer color and monochrome inks onto specially formulated CardJet cards This particular inkjet printing process involves heating the inks within an ink cartridge This heat generates vapor bubbles that are ejected in tiny droplets through nozzles in the ink cartridge These droplets form text and images on the printable card surface which then bond and dry instantly Magicard has developed advanced solutions Card Dispenser A container used to store blank cards to keep cards free from dust and debris Chip A piece of semi conducting material usually composed of silicon on which an integrated circuit is embedded It is fitted inside an ID card that is used to store user information and access privileges also provides added security to prevent card counterfeiting Cleaning Card Its purpose is to assist in keeping a card printer clean and to maintain the key parts of the printer including the printhead transport rollers and magnetic encoding station Some card printer manufacturers e g Magicard recommend cleaning the printer with a cleaning card each time the ribbon is replaced Cleaning Roller Consists of an adhesive surface that picks up debris from blank cards Some card printer manufacturers e g Magicard recommend replacing the cleaning roller after every 1000 prints or sooner Cleaning Tape Is a roll of adhesive lined material and its purpose
11. en access is granted if the fingerprint matches the stored sample Fire Wire IEEE 1394 High speed external connection used for connecting peripherals Font A character set alphabet and numerals of a specified design and size H Half Panel YMCKO Ribbon Consists of half of the normal yellow Y magenta M and cyan C color panels but full panels of the black K and clear overlay O The objective of this ribbon is to allow twice the normal ribbon yield than the standard YMKCO ribbon at a lower cost per card YMCKO half panel ribbon is ideal for cards when a color ID picture is needed along with some background black resin text logo or barcode printing Practical applications include student ID cards International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015 employee ID cards and driver s licenses Refer to Evolis YMCKO half panel ribbon for more information High Coercivity HiCo Magnetic coding on a magnetic stripe HiCo stripes are encoded at 2750 Oersted HiCo stripes are generally black and store information on a more secure basis than low coercivity magnetic stripes due to the higher level of magnetic energy required to encode them Information is harder to erase on HiCo cards therefore they are common in applications where cards are swiped often and require a long life e g credit card applications High Volume Printing High throughput Fast efficient printing for producing large quantities of cards with m
12. from the ribbon roll to the card The difference however is that solid dots of color are International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015 transferred in the form of a resin based ink which fuses to the surface of the card when heated This produces very durable single color images Resolution Dimension of the smallest element of an image that can be printed usually stated in dots per inch DPI Reverse Transfer Re transfer ID card printing technique where the card image is first printed onto a transparent re transfer film that is then stuck onto the card surface Re transfer printing provides high quality images and provides the ability to print on uneven card surfaces and or differing materials Reverse Transfer Film Re transfer film A reverse transfer ID card printer first transfers information to be printed onto the card to the underside of a clear ribbon the initial dye transfer then transfers the printed information from that ribbon onto the card in such a manner that the information on the card appears under a protective release layer of the clear ribbon the re transfer step In other words card images are transferred or sublimated from the YMCK dye film onto a clear film and then laminated entirely onto the card Rewritable Card Contains a thermo sensitive material that allows data to become visible or invisible depending upon the temperature applied Rewritable cards can be erased and rewritten many
13. g JIS II is published and translated into English by the Japan Standards Association K Key FOB A security token that can be attached to a keychain L LCD Liquid crystal display Shows the current status of a printer and changes according to the printer s current mode of operation LCD communicates with text LED Light emitting diode Shows the current status of a printer and changes according to the printer s current mode of operation LED communicates with a blinking light Lamination Overlamination The process of combining lamination material and core material using time heat and pressure Available in clear or holographic designs and in varying thicknesses laminate patches used in card printers come on rolls with and without carriers liners and are typically used for high usage cards e g cards that must be swiped through a reader or to add advanced visual card security Lanyard A ribbon with a clip worn around the neck usually used to display one s credentials Lockable Hopper Some card printer manufacturers e g Fargo Electronics provide a lockable card hopper door This lock is intended to help prevent theft of your blank card stock This feature is especially helpful if using valuable card stock such as pre printed cards smart cards or cards with built in security features such as holograms Low Coercivity LoCo Magnetic coding on a magnetic stripe LoCo stripes are encoded at 300 Oersted Low coe
14. he printer encoder The ProxPoint is a read only device producing a Wiegand signal that is converted to RS 232 using a Cypress Computer System CVT 2232 Application programs can read information from HID prox cards via an RS 232 signal through a dedicated DB 9 port on the outside of the printer labeled Prox Poly Composite Comp cards A polyester core sandwiched between PVC material Stronger and more durable than regular PVC cards comp cards are recommended for utilization in high usage environments or if lamination is part of one s particular ID card printing process R RFID Radio Frequency ID A wireless technology for communication between electronic devices In the ID card industry it is RFID technology that enables a contactless smart card to communicate with a reader RoHS Restrictions of the Use of Hazardous Substances An advanced Japanese and European directive that regulates maximum concentrations of six hazardous materials that are used in electrical and electronics equipment These materials are lead mercury cadmium hexavalent chromium polybrominated biphenyls PBB and polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE Resin Thermal Transfer The process used to print sharp black text and crisp barcodes that can be read by both infra red and visible light barcode scanners It is also the process used to print ultra fast economical one color cards Like dye sublimation this process uses a thermal printhead to transfer color
15. inimal downtime for supply loading or maintenance High Definition Printing HDP This process prints full color images onto clear HDP transfer film The HDP film is then fused to the card through heat and pressure via a heated roller This revolutionary technology enhances card durability and consistently produces the best card color available even on tough to print matte finished cards proximity cards and smart cards Hologram A unique photographic printing that provides a three dimensional 3D effect on a flat surface usually applied to ID cards as a laminate but can also be built into blank card stock Holograms cannot be easily copied and are used for visual security and aesthetic purposes on cards HoloKote A unique Magicard patented card watermark technology where Magicard ID card printers print a HoloKote watermark into the card overlay layer during printing See sample card with both HoloKote and HoloPatch features HoloMark A tamper evident instantly verifiable 3 D image in a high resolution hologram embedded onto a card Fargo standard and custom HoloMark cards provide an added level of protection against ID counterfeiting For use with Fargo Direct to Card DTC series card printers encoders See sample custom HoloMark cardstock HoloMark Seal A Fargo brand peel and stick 3 D seal that if removed from a card is not reusable A checkerboard pattern will appear to indicate both the card and the seal have been tampered
16. is to pick up debris from blank cards prior to printing Combination Card Combi card Combines both contact and contactless chip technologies using two different chips Contact Smart Card Contains a single embedded circuit chip that contains memory or memory plus a microprocessor Contact smart cards must be inserted into a card acceptor device where pins attached to the reader make contact with pads on the surface of the card to read and store information in the chip Contactless Smart Card Proximity card prox card Contains a chip that is connected to an antenna rather than contact pads as in contact smart cards The communication between the chip and the reader is therefore wireless Cut and Paste Refers to the very manual and outdated process of creating ID cards This process involves taking a photo manually cropping it and sticking it onto a card and then laminating it with a thermal laminator D DPI Dots per inch Measurement of a printer s resolution For example 600 DPI indicates that the printer can produce 600 dots of color in each inch of a card NOTE When judging color reproduction for a CardJet card printer the inkjet resolution must be at 2400 DPI or better to achieve the color equivalent of a 300 DPI dye sub printer Database ID Software Software that allows the saving and storage of cardholder records and data Debitek Debit Stripe Also referred to as a junk stripe because it is often used
17. r polyester Is most commonly associated with a material from which cloth and high performance clothing are produced e g DuPont Dacron polyester fiber Composite cards produced for use in the identification industry are made from PET G also known as glycolized polyester The G represents glycol modifiers which are incorporated to minimize brittleness and premature aging that occur if unmodified amorphous polyethylene terephthalate APET is used in the production of cards PVC Polyvinyl chloride The primary material used for typical plastic cards Parallel Interface A channel or transmission path capable of transferring more than one bit simultaneously Printhead The element of the card printer that applies the text graphics and images to the card material Printer Driver The software that enables your operating system to properly build and format commands and data bound for your printer In effect a printer driver tells your operating system all that it needs to know to successfully operate your printer Proximity Card Prox card contactless smart card Used for access control applications Embedded in the card is a metallic antenna coil which allows it to communicate with an external antenna Because the cards require only close proximity to an RF antenna in order to be read they are referred to as contactless cards Proximity Card Encoder Uses a HID ProxPoint Plus reader mounted on the e card docking station inside t
18. rcivity stripes are generally brown and store information less securely than high coercivity magnetic stripes LoCo magnetic stripe cards are often used in hotel room access control applications M MAP Minimum advertised pricing The manufacturer s suggested retail price MSRP or an alternative factory established price that some products are required to be advertised at Our prices are always much lower than the manufacturers MAP pricing MIMO Multiple in multiple out MIMO algorithms send information out over two or more antennas and information is received via multiple antennas MIMO uses these additional pathways to transmit more information and then recombines the signal on the receiving end thereby increasing bandwidth and range Machine Readable A code or characters that can be read by machines Magnetic Stripe Magstripe Refers to the black or brown magnetic stripe on a card The stripe is made of magnetic particles of resin The resin particle material determines the coercivity of the stripe the higher the coercivity the harder it is to encode and erase information from the stripe Magnetic stripes are often used in applications for access control time and attendance lunch programs library cards and more Amount of data that can be encoded to a magnetic stripe per ISO 7811 format International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015 Track 1 210 bits inch BPI 7 bits character MPC maximum of 79 alph
19. times over For example the Tattoo Rewrite Evolis card printer can erase and rewrite cards up to 500 times Rewritable cards are perfect for practical applications in visitor management customer loyalty and schools S Scratch Off Ribbon A common application for scratch off ribbon is for pre paid phone cards to hide the PIN number that will activate the phone card until it is in the hands of the card owner Prior to applying the scratch off ribbon a monochrome or full color ribbon scratch off ribbon can be applied on top of the overlay or O panel of a YMCKO ribbon must be used to print the data and graphics desired on the card Then the monochrome or color ribbon must be replaced with the scratch off ribbon the card layout must subsequently also be changed so that the scratch off material prints in the area desired and the card resent through the printer Self Adhesive Laminate A laminate that can be applied manually without the use of a thermal laminator Laminates in general can add an extra level of security and durability to a card Refer to part number PSHoloLam to learn more about a specific type of self adhesive laminate Signature Capture Pad A form of biometrics technology that contains a touchpad sensor that reads the pressure applied to a stylus tip used for signing and then transmits the signature data to a computer Signature Panel An area on a card the allows the cardholder to write their signature See CR80 030
20. ttern voice password or signature dynamics Biometrics can be used with a smart card to authenticate the user The user s biometric information is stored on a smart card the card is placed in a reader and a biometric scanner reads the information to match it against that on the card This is a fast accurate and highly secure form of user authentication Bluetooth A short range radio technology aimed at simplifying communications among Internet devices and between devices and the Internet It also aims to simplify data synchronization between Internet devices and other computers C CR79 Card Slightly smaller dimensionally than CR80 cards made to fit in the well of a proximity card Dimensions are 3 303 x 2 051 83 9 mm x 51 mm CR80 Card Standard card size CR80 card dimensions are 3 375 x 2 125 85 6 mm x 54 mm CR90 Card Driver s license size slightly larger than the standard CR80 CR90 cards are 3 63 x 2 37 92 mm x 60 mm CR100 Card Often referred to as oversize or military sized cards CR100 cards measure 3 88 x 2 63 98 5 mm x 67 mm CardJet Card Fargo Electronics Teslin based CR80 size cards exhibit a surface that is specially formulated for thermal inkjet printing CardJet inks bond to cards and dry instantly without smearing CardJet cards stand up well to abrasion dye migration and UV fading International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015 CardJet Printing Discontinued printing t
21. with The HoloMark seal is a quick economical way to augment the security of an existing card HoloPatch A unique Magicard visible gold patch built into blank card stock HoloPatch works with HoloKote to highlight one of the HoloKote watermarks providing daylight visible ID card security See sample card with both HoloKote and HoloPatch features Hopper Input and output hoppers hold card stock as they are fed and ejected from the ID card printer I Inkjet Printer A printer or an all in one unit that ejects fast drying ink through tiny nozzles onto a page to form characters The inkjet is currently the standard for personal computer printing Inkjets are fast affordable and relatively quiet they provide high quality graphics and print in color Interface A connection standard for transferring data that is recognized by all PCs or Macintosh computers For example a parallel printer port is a common interface found on virtually all PCs for transferring data from the computer to a printer Other interfaces include USB and ethernet International Organization for Standardization ISO In the ID card printing industry for example ISO defines specifications for magnetic stripe encoding Printer encoders generally support dual high low coercivity and tracks 1 2 and 3 Refer to printer specifications International Plastic Card Corporation P L 1992 2015 J JIS II Japanese Industrial Standard for magnetic stripe encodin
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