Film - What does film mean?
Definition of FILM:
As a general term, film can simply be used to refer to any thin layer of material (“thin” is a relative term but modern manufacturing techniques are capable of creating layers that are anything from fractions of a nanometre (nm: 0.000 000 001 metres) to several micrometres (μm: 0.000 001 metres).
In labelling, the term is used to refer more specifically to a thin transparent or opaque material manufactured from synthetic polymers (e.g. polyester, polyethylene, polyolefin, vinyl etc) and used to create face materials and backing sheets in pressure sensitive labels.
![Transparent rolls of film loaded onto a machine for slitting large rolls into narrower rolls.](/_cache/_glossary_inpage/870x457/450.jpg)
Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the word film:
Label Planet (2020) What does film mean? | Film Definition. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/film/ (Accessed: January 1, 2024).
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