Face Cut Label: Any pressure sensitive label where the face material is cut to the liner.
Face Stock: Substrate that the actual label is made out of.
Feeder Plate: The application plate where the label releases or dispenses from the liner or backing material. Also referred to as Spender Plate, Peel Plate, Applicator, or Dispensing Edge.
Film: Plastic label or plastic substrate.
Film Positive: A positive contact print on a film base material.
Flexibility: A property of face materials, measured under specified conditions that indicates how readily they will conform to curved surfaces.
Flexographic Printing: Formerly called aniline printing. A method of rotary printing that employs flexible, raised relief image plates and rapid drying inks.
Flexography: Relief printing process using a simple inking system and fluid inks.
Flood Coat: The coating of an entire surface with an ink, adhesive, coating, etc.
Foil: A very thin metal sheet that can be used as face stock material in label production.
Foil Paper Laminate: A foil laminated to a sheet of paper used as a face stock. The foil is usually topcoated to improve ink receptivity.