This glossary defines terms used in the pulp and paper industry relating to both visual and instrumentalevaluations of appearance. This technical terminology includes such optical assessments such as brightness, whiteness, color, gloss, opacity, scattering, absorption, etc.
This standard glossary formerly was TIP 0804-02 and was revised in 1998 to become Standard Practice T1213. It was revised in 2008 as a Standard Glossary with a new number, T 1500.