ASTM D 6488 - 05 Standard Terminology Relating to Print Problems

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2005. Published December 2005. Originally approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as D 6488 – 04. 6 p. This terminology standard gives definitions for problems that develop with printed matter as a result of deficiencies in the ink, substrate, press, or combinations thereof.
These definitions cover the three major printing processes and are given in the following sequence: lithography, flexography, and gravure. For further information see Refs at the end of this standard.