"spot color" meaning in English

See spot color in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spot colors [plural], spot colour [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spot color (plural spot colors)
  1. (printing) In offset printing, any color generated by an ink, pure or mixed, that is printed using a single run. Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-spot_color-en-noun-LQUUgw7k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: media, printing, publishing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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