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What is the Label - What is a label??

Accepted Answer

Label can be used as a general term to refer to any item that functions as a means of identification  especially a small piece of material  paper  fabric  plastic  wood  metal  etc  that is attached to an object and provides information about that item  This could be information that defines or describes what that item is  e g  a title or product name   identifying information  e g  information unique to a specific item or batch of items  such as a GTIN or batch number   instructions for the use or care of an item  or details concerning its ownership  creation or manufacture  or intended destination             Labels can be attached to objects in a number of ways and the method of attachment will generally be chosen to suit the intended application and the material s  used to make the label and the item that is to be labelled  For example  fasteners  such as rivets  nails  screws etc  are used to add metal plates to industrial equipment  wash-care labels are sewn into items of clothing or fabric items  static cling is used to attach labels to extremely smooth surfaces  like glass   threads or ties  made of yarn  twine  ribbon  plastic etc  are used to tie tag labels onto items where it would be impossible or undesirable to apply an adhesive label directly onto those items  and adhesives can be used to create a bond between a huge variety of different materials and surfaces             Perhaps the most common type of label are those made with adhesives  these labels come in a variety of forms  sheet labels  roll labels  fan-fold labels  and are usually made with pressure sensitive adhesives  Pressure sensitive labels  or self-adhesive labels  are constructions made up of  at least  three layers  a face material  a pressure sensitive adhesive  and a backing sheet             This means that the term label can be used more specifically to refer to the combination of the face material and adhesive of a pressure sensitive construction  which are removed from the backing sheet and applied onto an item or surface             At Label Planet  we specialise in selling   A4 sheets of self-adhesive labels    which can be handwritten or printed using an inkjet printer and or a laser printer  All of our labels are made with a variety of pressure sensitive adhesives  ranging from permanent adhesives to removable adhesives  along with a few speciality adhesives  e g  deep freeze adhesive  marine adhesive  opaque adhesive etc                Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the word label     Label Planet  2016    What is a label    Label Definition    Available at  https   www labelplanet co uk glossary label   Accessed  January 1  2023

Stocked - What does stocked mean?

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