Toshiba B-EV4T SERIES Owner's Manual page 46

GLOSSARIES
ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33087
GLOSSARIES
Supply
Media and ribbon
Tag
A type of media having no adhesive backing but
black marks to indicate the print area. Usually tags
are made of cardboard or other durable material.
Thermal print head
A print head using thermal transfer or thermal
direct printing method.
Thermal transfer printing
A printing method that the thermal print head heats
an ink or resin coating on the ribbon against the
media, causing the ink/resin to transfer onto the
media.