Talk:Pressure sensitive tape

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The correct title for this is "pressure sensitive tape". The association which manufactures it is PSTC, ASTM standards call it this. Rlsheehan (talk) 01:35, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

  • I'm sure you'll correct me if I'm wrong, but the PSTC is a US-specific body. The American Standards institute is, er, US, too. Miriam Webster (US) calls it "adhesive tape". The OED & Chamber's dictionary used in the UK & UN also calls it "adhesive tape". Ephebi (talk) 13:51, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Yes, PSTC is mostly USA and Canada. ASTM International is an international organization with worldwide membership. There are several types of "adhesive tapes", some of them being pressure sensitive tape. Gummed tapes and heat activated tapes are also "adhesive tapes" but not pressure sensitive tape. Rlsheehan (talk) 17:21, 2 June 2008 (UTC)