Do ribbons and labels mean the same thing? What's the difference?
The labels used in the printing industry are mostly printed to illustrate the relevant instructions of the product, and most of them are made from the back. But there are also some printed without glue, also called labels. Adhesive labels are commonly known as "self-adhesive labels"". The label after the instrument calibration, this is by the national unified stipulation (or own province stipulated) the label, the label can explicitly explain that the instrument has been adjusted the detailed situation.
Ribbon is a more familiar print supplies. From the earliest mechanical impact English printers to later computer stylus printers, ribbons were used. The composition of the ribbon is very simple, that is, the nylon silk as the raw material woven with the base, after the ink immersion, dyeing made. The working principle is to use the OfficeMate office partner ribbon needle type printer head in a lattice or English typewriter letter hit, hit the printing ribbon to produce prints on the printed page.
Not a difference. A label is a printed matter that identifies a product and related instructions, and a ribbon is a consumable for making labels.