Glossary of signage industry terms meanings

Advertising media meaning Abs (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) meaning Advertising media meaning Aesthetics meaning Airbrush meaning Ambient light meaning Amortization meaning Anchor meaning Anchor bolts meaning Angle iron meaning Animated sign meaning Annual average daily traffic (annual adt) meaning Antioxidant meaning Approach meaning Argon meaning Art meaning Auger meaning Awning meaning Awning sign meaning Back brace meaning Backlighted letter meaning Backlighted sign meaning Back-to-back meaning Baffle meaning Baked enamel meaning Ballast meaning Banner meaning Base meaning Base cover meaning Base plate meaning Bench sign meaning Between-pole mount meaning Billboard meaning Blank meaning Bleed meaning Blister meaning Block foundation meaning Blockout meaning Blockout paint meaning Blow molding meaning Blow up meaning Bombarder meaning Bombarding meaning Bonderized meaning Boom meaning Boom mount meaning Border meaning Brand equity (branding) meaning Brushed finish meaning Building code meaning Building fascia meaning Building mounted sign meaning Bumper post meaning Burning in meaning Cabinet meaning Cabinet sign meaning Cad/cam meaning Caisson foundation meaning Can meaning Candela meaning Canopy meaning Canopy sign meaning Cantilever mount meaning Casting meaning Caulk meaning Cave in meaning Cell cast meaning Center pole mount meaning Chalking meaning Changeable copy panel meaning Changeable copy sign meaning Channel letter meaning Chase meaning Circuit meaning Circuit breaker meaning Cladding meaning Classic glass meaning Clearance meaning Coated tubing meaning Coating meaning Coat-out meaning Code meaning Co-extrusion meaning Colored tubing meaning Conduit meaning Conforming sign meaning Conspicuity meaning Content neutral meaning Continuous casting meaning Contrast meaning Cool white meaning Copy meaning Copy area meaning Corrugated board meaning Cost approach (valuation) meaning Cost per thousand (cpm) meaning Cove lighting meaning Coverage meaning Crazing meaning Cross bar meaning Crossover meaning Curing meaning Current meaning Custom sign meaning Customer acquisition costs meaning Daily effective circulation (dec) meaning Day light meaning Deboss meaning Deck cabinet meaning Definition meaning Delamination meaning Density meaning Dimensional letter meaning Direct burial meaning Directional sign meaning Directory sign meaning Disconnect switch meaning Dishpanning meaning Divider bars meaning Double back meaning Double face meaning Double-faced sign meaning Double tube meaning Draw meaning Edge meaning Egg crate meaning Electric sign meaning Electrode meaning Electronic display meaning Electronic changeable copy sign meaning Electronic message center meaning Elevation meaning Embellishments meaning Embossing meaning Engineering-sealed drawing meaning Epoxy meaning Erect meaning Escutcheon meaning Eto meaning Exterior illuminated sign meaning Extruded aluminum meaning Extrusion meaning Facade meaning Face meaning Face bumpers meaning Face clips meaning Face panel meaning Fair market approach meaning Fascia meaning Fascia sign meaning Fasteners meaning Filler meaning Film meaning First article meaning First surface meaning Fish eye meaning Flag mount meaning Flagging meaning Flammability meaning Flange meaning Flasher meaning Flashing meaning Flashing sign meaning Flat meaning Flat cutout letter meaning Flex face meaning Flexural modulus meaning Fluorescent lamp or tube meaning Foam board meaning Font meaning Footing or foundation meaning Formed meaning Freestanding sign meaning Frequency meaning Front lighted letter meaning Full service sign companies meaning Galvanized meaning Gauge meaning Glass sleeves meaning Gloss meaning Gold leaf meaning Grade meaning Grandfathered meaning Graphic meaning Grid tubes meaning Grommet meaning Ground sign meaning Grout meaning Gto meaning Gusset meaning Halo meaning Hand cut meaning Hand hole meaning Hanging bar meaning Hanging sign meaning Header meaning High-rise sign meaning Hinged face meaning Hinged side meaning Horizontal slab meaning Housing meaning Hue meaning Identification sign meaning Illuminated sign meaning Impact resistance meaning Impact strength meaning Impulse buying meaning Incandescent meaning Incandescent bulb meaning Incidental sign meaning Indirectly illuminated meaning Inflatables meaning Interior signs meaning Internally illuminated sign meaning Isa meaning I/u meaning Izod impact test meaning J-bolts meaning J-box meaning Junction box meaning Junior panel meaning Just compensation meaning Kerning meaning Kiosk meaning Kraft paper meaning Kydex meaning Lacquer meaning Laminating meaning Lampbank meaning Layout meaning Lcd (liquid crystal display) meaning Lead-in wire meaning Led (light-emitting diode) meaning Legibility meaning Lifting angle meaning Light-emitting diode meaning Light reflectance value meaning Logo meaning Lumen meaning Luminous tube meaning Magnetic sheeting meaning Mahl stick meaning Manifold meaning Marquee meaning Masking meaning Masonite meaning Matrix meaning Matte meaning Mechanical arm meaning Medium-density overlay (mdo) meaning Melt calendered meaning Memorial sign meaning Menu board meaning Mercury vapor lamp meaning Message center meaning Mobile sign meaning Mold meaning Mold mark-off meaning Mold-seam meaning Molding meaning Monomer meaning Monument sign meaning Mount meaning Moving letter sign meaning Nec meaning Neon meaning Neon sign meaning Neon tubing meaning Nesa meaning Non-standard meaning Notch sensitivity meaning Notched meaning Off-premise sign meaning On-premise sign meaning Opaque meaning Open channel letter meaning Package meaning Painted wall sign meaning Pan channel letter meaning Pan face meaning Pantone matching system (pms) meaning Parapet sign meaning Pattern meaning Pegged out meaning Permanent sign meaning Permit meaning Photo cell meaning Pictorial meaning Pier foundation meaning Pigmented meaning P-k housing meaning Plastic meaning Plastic-faced letter meaning Point-of-purchase (p.O.P) meaning Point-of-purchase sign meaning Pole or pylon cover meaning Pole sign meaning Polymer/polymerizing meaning Polypropylene meaning Polyurethane meaning Pop (point of purchase) meaning Pop rivet meaning Porcelain sign meaning Portable sign meaning Positive apace meaning Post and panel sign meaning Pounce pattern meaning Pressure-sensitive meaning Primary colors meaning Primary wiring meaning Privilege copy meaning Projecting sign meaning Prototype meaning Psf meaning Pumping system meaning Push-through meaning Pvc meaning Pylon meaning Pylon sign meaning Readability meaning Readerboard meaning Rebar meaning Recall meaning Recognition meaning Registration meaning Regulatory sign meaning Remote transformer meaning Rendering meaning Retainer meaning Retrofit meaning Return meaning Reveal meaning Reverse channel letter meaning Revolving sign meaning Rockwell hardness test meaning Roof beam meaning Roof sign meaning Sag rods meaning Sandblasting meaning Sans serif meaning Screening meaning Second surface meaning Secondary sign meaning Serif meaning Service meaning Service cover meaning Setback meaning Sheet metal meaning Side mount meaning Sidewalk/sandwich sign meaning Sign meaning Sign band meaning Sign box meaning Sign face meaning Sign white meaning Signage meaning Signature building meaning Signcentric design meaning Signing schedule meaning Silhouette meaning Silk screen meaning Single-face sign meaning Skeleton meaning Skin-and-frame meaning Snipe sign meaning Soil bearing meaning Spacer meaning Spectacular meaning Spinner sign meaning Spotlight meaning Squeegee meaning Standard frame meaning Stat meaning Stationary sign meaning Stop blocks meaning Street furniture meaning Stretching meaning Structure meaning Stub up meaning Substrate meaning Sugar sand meaning Supports meaning Survey meaning Swing arm meaning Tactile sign meaning Target and target survey meaning Target audience meaning Template meaning Temporary sign meaning Thermoforming meaning Thermoplastic meaning Thermosetting meaning Thumbnail meaning Tie back meaning Time and temperature display meaning Time, place and manner regulations meaning Time switch meaning Tint meaning Tone meaning Tooling meaning Trade area meaning Trademark meaning Traffic count meaning Transformer meaning Translucent meaning Tri-color meaning Triple message sign meaning Tube colors meaning Tube diameter meaning Typeface meaning U lamp meaning Ul meaning Ultraviolet light (uv) meaning Under-canopy sign meaning Up and burning meaning Uv stabilizer meaning V-3 meaning Vacuum forming meaning Value engineering meaning Variable message sign meaning Variance meaning Vertical slab meaning Visibility meaning Wall flat meaning Wall mount meaning Wall project meaning Wall sign meaning Warm white meaning Wayfinding meaning Weep holes meaning Windload meaning Window sign meaning

Glossary of signage industry terms meanings

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Glossary of signage industry terms meanings

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