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A property of paper that is resistant to scratches by other paper surfaces and materials
The capacity of a material to absorb ink
Author’s correction
A type of paper folding method that creates a pleated or accordion effect
A transparent plastic sheet material printed in colored images used as a basis for artwork and overlays
Containing no color or hues: black, white, and/or gray
An acid-proof protective coating applied to metal plates prior to the design of an image into metal, glass, or film
A water-soluble polymer used in a variety of items such as clothing and paints
Ultraviolet lights that affect chemical changes in paper
Additional colors added into the main colors of red, green, and blue to create different colors during photographic reproduction in order
A manual process where an air stream is blown onto paper sheets to separate them as they are being fed to the printing press
A type size of 5 1/2 points (reference, agate line)
A measure of advertising space in a newspaper classifieds section that is 1/14 inch deep and one column wide (e.g. 14 agate lines = 1 column inch)
Design layouts that contain large white areas
A device that is used for dispensing liquids, such as paint and ink, onto a surface of an illustration or photo retouching
An old-fashioned hand operated printing press made of iron that utilizes simple toggle action
A wood pulp paper used for pages in photo albums and scrapbooks
A surface plate coated in photosensitive solutions used in the lithographic process
A light-sensitive photographic paper emulsified with albumen (egg whites) and ammonium chloride
The alignment of materials such that horizontal or vertical edges are properly positioned relative to each other
A deep hue pigment used primarily in printing inks (also referred to as reflex blue)
A space between close-set columns of word passages which prevents reader’s eyes from quickly looking over to the next column
The measurement length of the lowercase 26-letter alphabet for various typefaces
A metal bar used to feed the direction of “web-fed” print jobs (printing on rolls instead of single sheets) to a printing press
Environmentally-friendly, water soluble plate coatings
An illustration of any non-text material that can be created manually or digitally
Changes made by an author of a book or other material after the composition stage (due to the costly nature involved in making modifications in the later stages, authors may incur the costs of additional revisions)
The equilibrium of visual elements on page layout and typography
A synthetic rubber sheet which offsets an image from a plate to a printable surface material
Excess ink that goes beyond the finished paper margins, and that will later be trimmed off at the edge of the sheet
A design impression that does not utilize inks or metal foils
A page number that is not printed on the page
A problem that occurs when an image fails to be printed with either ink or foil during the lithography process
A negative effect caused by moisture entering paper, causing its internal structure to break apart under increased temperatures in the heat-drying chamber; coated or heavier papers have a higher porosity and are more prone to blistering
A common grade of durable writing, typing, and copying paper that has a standard size of 43.8 x 55.88 cm (17×22 inches)
A coated paper used on the inside of boxes to protect food from spillage, air, and moisture
A high-strength board paper used for filing, printing, and indexing
A thin booklet containing information and graphics
A tool which measures the thickness of paper, expressed in thousandths of an inch or mils
An illustrative document that is prepared for photographic reproduction
A paperboard with a textured surface used for paintings by artists
A bookbinding of hardcover or casebound books
The end process of placing in and adhering the papers of a book to its case covers
A coated paper that possesses high ink, gloss, absorbency, and bulk
A set of color bars printed on a trim area of a press sheet used to calibrate the quality of the printed material relative to ink density, registration, and dot gain
A separation process of the primary color components of CYMK for printing
Marks on a final printed sheet that indicate where the page should be trimmed
A paper used as a book cover or cover of a finished product that is awaiting binding
The appearance of thin cracks on a surface of a printed ink film
During printing, a flaw in an offset press blanket or blanket packing material that leads to defects in the sheets being printed
To trim a portion of an art of copy as indicated by crop marks in the document
Lines at the edges of a sheet that indicate the area in the finished product which needs to be trimmed
Marks placed in non-image areas of art elements for the calibration of colors, alignment, and/or images
An illustration that extends across the binding and displays on boths sides of a two-page spread (e.g. magazines, photobooks, etc.)
Paper characterized by the lack of flatness due to differences in structure between each side of its sheet and by various contractions when moisture is applied
A term used to describe a sheet of paper being cut from the roll during the web printing process; proper cutoff sizes are usually determined by the dimensions of the cylinder circumference
A device used for accurately cutting and trimming paper or other substrates
Blue is one of the primary colors used in the printing process; it is a hue that can reflect a greenish-blue color and able to absorb red
An untrimmed feathered or rough edge of paper
An optical instrument used for measuring and controlling the density colored inks
(1) The structure of the paper fibers relative to tightness/ looseness, which affects the bulk, the absorbency, and the finish of the paper; or (2) the varying degree of tones, weight of darkness/color within a photo or reproduction
A metal plate imprinted with a design that can engrave images into a substrate
A method that involves the use of sharp steel rules or knives to cut specific shapes or designs into a substrate, or to use the substrate itself as part of a design
A process that engraves an image with a metal plate
A copy of a finished product that has been digitally stored rather than on film
A headline that is set in a large point size text
The smallest individual element of a halftone image that can form an image when combined with various dots of different colors and shades
A term which describes halftone dot images appearing larger on the press than what was initially displayed on the plate or film
A method where a layer of printing ink is applied evenly over a substrate to determine the quality, color, and tone of the ink used
An additional substance added to printing ink that expedites the ink-drying process
Attaching a printed image to a stiff background through the use of heat-sensitive adhesives
A term used to describe a mockup of a layout to resemble a final product; the complexity of a dummy model can vary from a simple display of the size of the product to a complex display of the full-details of a finished job
Two halftones screens of different colors used to produce monochromatic images such as black-and-white photographs
A paper or substrate that has a different finish or color on each side
A digital copy of a print job that can be provided in a digital format (e.g. JPEG, PDF)
A method that pressed an image onto a substrate or paper
A light-sensitive substance used as a coating for film in the photographic process
Images of a product etched onto a plate, acting as small wells which hold the ink before applying it on a surface
A quotation provided by the printer to calculate the cost of a project for the customer
One who calculates the cost of the project requested based on client inquiry
The use of acid to produce an image on a plate
In the papermaking process, the side of a sheet or roll of paper which has not formed through contact with the machine’s forming wire
The property of a paper’s smoothness
A thin substrate less than 0.006-inches, made out of nonmetal materials or actual metal
Markings on a page which indicate where folds should take place
A machine used for folding a printed sheet into more than one folds
A page number that is often paired with a running headline that can be displayed top/bottom-centered or flushed left/right
A term for characters of varying sizes in typography
A printing press that transfers ink to a plate
Art or photographs placed together to be printed in one press run
A faint image from a previous print job appearing in a subsequent print due to local blanket depressions
The of fibers on a paper sheet which govern properties such as size changes (with relative humidity) across the grain and foldability along the grain
A printing process which makes recessions on a paper, which in turn form an image as paper is passed through the press
An arrangement of metal fingers that grip and move paper sheets as they pass through a printing press
The edge of a device which moves the paper through the press by holding onto the leading edge of the sheet
Tone-graduated images comprised of dots or lines with equidistant centers
Imperfections in printing caused by dirt, trapping errors, etc.
The organization of pages so that they print correctly on a press sheet and in the correct order for subsequent folding
(1) The product of a single printing cycle; or (2) the pressure of the image carrier when it contacts the paper
A thick paper stock in the size of 25 1/2 x 30 1/2
Postage payment which is pre-printed on mailing envelopes in place of a stamp
A paper covering wrapped around a hardbound book; also called a “dust cover”
A number associated with a printing project for the purpose of job tracking and record keeping; can be used to retrieve past jobs for reprinting or reworking
To tightly align a stack of finished pages using vibration in preparation for final trimming
A device which evens the edges of paper in a stack by vibration
The reduction of space between letters for the purpose of occupying less space on a page
A rendition of a final printed piece which shows all elements before it goes to print
One of a number of folds (each containing two pages) which comprises a book or manuscript
A printing process which uses ink on raised surfaces to create images
Insertion of a space between typeset letters
A printing process which uses ink on flat surfaces to create images
The weight of 1000 sheets paper of any given size
The process of adjusting the final plate on a printing press to fine tune the plate surface
Before plates are made, a photographic proof created from all color flats and form composites to show color quality, accuracy, layout, and imposition
An unwanted halftone pattern resulting from incorrect angles of overprinting screens
Spotty or uneven ink absorption
A common printing method where printed material receives ink from an intermediary cylinder (a “blanket”), which in turn receives ink from the plate
Uncoated book paper
The property of paper which prevents printed images/content from showing through on two-sided printing
A property of paper that lessens the amount of light passing through
An upper layer of ink that covers any ink under itself
An excess in the number of copies printed
The aggregation of all elements required to print a page
Proofs composed of pages
Markings, typically dotted lines at edges, which show where perforations should be made
A binding process associated with paperback or soft cover, where the backs of sections are cut off and glued together at the spine
A printing press that prints both sides of a two-sided page at the same time
A surface, commonly made of metal, plastic, or rubber, which bears a relief, planographic, or intaglio printing surface
The process of creating a printing plate; includes preparing the plate surface, sensitizing, exposing through the flat, developing or processing, and finishing
A press sheet which displays image, tone values, colors, and imposition of the frame or press-plate
The four primary colors of printing: cyan (blue), magenta (red), yellow, and black
A checking impression from a lithographic plate to assess accuracy of layout, type matter, tone and color reproduction
A count of 500 sheets of paper
Crossmarks or other symbols appearing on layout to check proper registration
A type of stitching where the spine is bound using wire staples; used with folded sections, either single sections or multiple ones inset to form a single section
A error resulting in content from one side of a sheet being seen on the other side
Stitching using wire staples passed through sections and clinched on the underside
A printed sheet (or its flat) which consists of pages of a book, placed so that they will fold and bind together as a section
The levelness of a paper which allows for pressure consistency and uniformity of print
A process of creating multiple exposures by stepping an image according to a predetermined layout
Unprinted paper or material used for printing
Petroleum-based, high tensile strength, waterproof papers
A dense and strong paper stock
The limit to which a paper can withstand pressure
A process of applying slow-drying ink to paper, lightly dusted it with a resinous powder while the ink is still wet, then passing it through a heat chamber which melts the powder and fuses it with the ink to produce a raised surface
Inks which create composite colors by blending with other inks beneath them
Marks on a sheet which indicate where the page is cut
The number of similar sheets which can be produced from a single print on a larger sheet
A clear ink which glosses printed pieces and the primary component of the ink vehicle
A rough, bulky finish of paper
The process of cleaning a certain ink from all printing elements on a press
A translucent mark imprinted during papermaking while the paper slurry is still on the dandy roll
The side of the paper which lies on wire screen of the papermaking machine
One of three methods (saddle stitching, side stitching, and stabbing) which fastens together sheets, signatures, or sections with wire staples
A smooth paper made on textured wire, giving it a gentle and patterned finish
