Emboss or Embossing may refer to:
Materials
The term usually refers to several techniques for creating a raised pattern on a material:
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Paper embossing
Embossing and debossing are the processes of creating either raised or recessed relief images and designs in paper and other materials. An embossed pattern is raised against the background, while a debossed pattern is sunken into the surface ...
, the raising of paper and other non-metal products using specific tools to accomplish the task
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Embossed In Register (EIR) aligns embossing with an underlying image
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Leather embossing
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Embossing (manufacturing), commercial scale embossing of sheet metal
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Repoussé and chasing, by hammering sheet metal by hand
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Image embossing
Image embossing is a computer graphics technique in which each pixel of an image is replaced either by a highlight or a shadow, depending on light/dark boundaries on the original image. Low contrast areas are replaced by a gray background. The filt ...
, the process to create highlights or shadows that will replace light/dark boundaries of an image
Embosser may refer to:
*Handheld embossers, see
embossing tape
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Braille embosser, an impact printer that renders text as tactile braille cells
Other
*Embossing can refer to a modification performed on
harmonica
The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...
s, narrowing reeds for the technique of
overblowing
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EMBOSS, an acronym for European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite
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