Toner

Description

1) A chemical bath used to change the color of a photographic print.

2) A powdery mixture of a thermoplastic resin and colorant used to produce a photocopy. To produce a copy, electrostatically charged toner particles adhere to an image on the copy plate of opposite charge. The image is rolled onto a charged paper then permanently fused with heat.

3) An organic dyestuff without any inorganic filler or carrier.

Synonyms and Related Terms

2. copier toner

Comparisons

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