Title: image
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - image
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09495
Status: current

Definition
Pattern produced in or on a substrate during a lithographic process.

Note
The term was originally used to describe patterns produced by means of light exposure followed by development, but with the growth in the number of lithographic methods it may now refer to those produced by molding, embossing, or other kinds of patterning processes.

Related Terms
- development: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09468
- embossing: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09485

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 1861. 'Terminology of polymers in advanced lithography (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1875 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-1215)

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Citation: Citation: 'image' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09495
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