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dye diffusion thermal transfer dye sublimation

An imaging process that uses thermal dye ribbons with selected organic dyes, the imaging characteristics of which are different from the pigmented materials used in thermal transfer wax ribbons.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ASB Technical Report 071 Forensic Document Examination: Terms and Definitions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2025. Source link
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