inktpunten
Inktpunten is a Dutch term used in printing and graphic reproduction to refer to the individual ink dots that compose a printed image in halftone or digital printing. Each inkpunt is the smallest physical unit of ink deposited on the substrate by a printing device, and the collection of points determines tone, hue, and detail.
In halftone printing, tonal gradations are created by varying the size and density of inkpunten within a
The quality of a reproduced image depends on inkpunt characteristics such as dot size, dot gain (the
In practice, professionals measure and control inkpunten with densitometers or spectrophotometers and use color-management workflows to
Etymology: the term derives from Dutch inkt (ink) and punten (points/dots). It is descriptive of the physical
See also: halftone, screen ruling, dot gain, densitometry, color management, raster image processing.