whiteprint

whiteprint

[′wīt‚print]

(graphic arts)

A print made by a plan copying process, produced on diazo paper or film, the emulsion containing a diazonium compound and a coupling or activating component; the process is based on sensitivity to ultraviolet light; development is by ammonia vapors, anhydrous ammonia gas, an alkaline solution which includes the coupler, or heat.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

whiteprint

A reproduction of a construction drawing in which black lines appear on a white background. Compare with blueprint.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.