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)
Sheet metal embossing is a stamping process for producing raised or sunken designs or relief in sheet metal. This process can be made by means of matched male and female roller dies, or by passing sheet or a strip of metal between rolls of the ...
, commercial scale embossing of sheet metal
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Repoussé and chasing
''Repoussé'' () or ''repoussage'' () is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Chasing (French: '' ciselure'') or embossing is a similar technique in ...
, 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
Embossing tape is a labelling medium usually of hard plastic. Embossing tape is used with embossing machines, often handheld. The company name and trademark "Dymo" is often associated with this sort of label as their CEO Rudolph Hurwich first in ...
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Braille embosser
A braille embosser is an impact printer that renders text as tactile braille cells. Using braille translation software, a document or digital text can be embossed with relative ease. This makes braille production efficient and cost-effective. B ...
, 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
Overblowing is the manipulation of supplied air through a wind instrument that causes the sounded pitch to jump to a higher one without a fingering change or the operation of a slide. Overblowing may involve a change in the air pressure, in the ...
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EMBOSS
EMBOSS is a free open source software analysis package developed for the needs of the molecular biology and bioinformatics user community. The software automatically copes with data in a variety of formats and even allows transparent retrieval of ...
, an acronym for European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite
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