Glossary
Engraver Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential engraver terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key engraver vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in engraver training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Anodized aluminum
- Coated metal.
- Etching
- Removing material with acid or sand.
- Fill
- Color filling engraving.
- Fixture
- Holds items.
- Focus
- Laser distance.
- Font
- Lettering style.
- Graver
- Hand engraving tool.
- Laser engraving
- Engraving with a laser.
- Plaque
- Engraved award plate.
- Power and speed
- Laser settings.
- Proof
- Customer approval sample.
- Raster
- Pixel-based engraving.
- Rotary engraving
- Cutting with a spinning bit.
- Sandblasting
- Abrasive etching.
- Vector
- Line-based art.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Engraver practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Engraver training.
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