DoIT Digital Publishing & Printing DoIT Digital Publishing & Printing Glossary

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“four over zero”: a trade designation for a piece printed with four colors (full color printing) on the front side and no printing on the backside

“four over one”: a trade designation for a piece with four colors (full color printing) on the front side and one color printing on the backside

“four over four”: a trade designation for a piece printed with four colors (full color printing) on the front side and four colors (full color printing) on the backside

“four over black”: a trade designation for a piece printed with four colors (full color printed) on the front side and one color - black – printing on the backside

4 colors - color printing

at right angles to the direction of the paper grain; opposite of paper grain direction

business card

a border of lamination material that extends beyond the edge of the printed piece; standard border is 1/8 inch

booklet

K:  one of the four colors of the CMYK printing process, black in color. Also referred to as the Key color.

extension of the printed image that extends beyond the trim marks so the finished product does not have a white border after final trims are taken; standard bleed is 1/8 inch on all sides

Cyan (see Cyan definition)

a plastic coil that has a 4:1 pitch ratio used as a binding material to hold a book together

a finishing term for gathering paper in a precise order

heavier-weight (thicker/more-rigid) paper consisting of various grades

to cut off parts of a picture or image

printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet

print ready copy

Cover

C: one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process; blue in color

a quality control device to measure the density of printing ink

the degree of color or darkness of an image or photograph

metal rule or imaged block used to cut or place an image on paper in the finishing process

document

printing on both the front and back side of a sheet

3 or 5 holes drilled on the binding edge of a sheet of paper, created by drilling though the paper; standard hole diameter is 5/16 inch

double sided

a halftone picture made up of two printed colors

fold/collate/stitch – the process of saddle stitching a booklet

cut to the edge

strong, sytrofoam-like board to which printed material is applied or mounted

bindery term, one or more intentional creases in the paper

shiny, reflective, smooth finish on paper or laminate

the direction in which the paper fiber lie

metal fingers on a printing press that hold the paper as it passes through the press; the image is registered in relation to the gripper.  Similar to a sideguide.

converting a continuous tone to dots for printing

right-reading sheets with the head on top that, when duplexed, heads run together on the front and back of sheet; the back sheet is right-side up

right reading sheets with head on top, that, when duplexed, heads run opposite on front and back of sheet. The back sheet is upside down

head-to-head (see head-to-head definition)

reoccurring unplanned spots that appear in the printed image from dust, lint, dried ink

the lightest areas in a picture or halftone

head-to-toe (see head-to-toe definition)

portion of paper on which ink can appear

imposition

the arrangement of pages on a press sheet; or, the arrangement of fields on a document

putting an image on paper

adding copy to a previously printed page

marking used on mail as a substitute for a stamp; indicates postage paid

Black - also referred to as the Key color (see Black definition)

an outline drawing

using a high-temperature process to melt plastic on paper, can be one or two-sided

small magnifying glass used to review a printed image, plate, or position film

Magenta; also the Roman numeral for 1,000

M: one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process; pink/purple in color

all the activities required to prepare a press for printing

dull paper, ink, or laminate finish

pronounced “moor-ay”: incorrect screen angles or dot patterns causing an undesirable waviness in an image or photograph

two or more different images place on one sheet; two or more of the same images imposed on one sheet

the same image placed on a single sheet or page of a document multiple times

multiple-part paper form that does not use carbon paper

the image on a film that inverts color

term for uncoated paper

using an intermediate surface to transfer ink. This also occurs when images of freshly printed sheets transfer images to each other.

the amount of show-through on a printed sheet.  The thicker the paper, the lesser amount of show-through; the thinner the paper, the more amount of show-through.

material that is to be reproduced using various printing methods. i.e., PDFs, documents, photographs, artwork, product sample, or artist's drawing

transparent cover sheet on artwork often used for instructions

pagination sheet

total number of pages in a book including blanks

(PMS) Industry standard for ink mixing

perfect bind / perfect bound

a series of small cuts at regular intervals usually made to help a sheet tear apart evenly

type of binding that uses glue on the spine of the sheets to adhere a cover to the sheets, like a phone book

page

unit of measurement. One pica = 1/6 inch

a metal plate imaged in a setting machine for each color separation; required for offset printing

The area where the grippers hold the sheet as it passes through the press

Pantone Matching System (see Pantone Matching System definition)

the mixed ink graphic standard for UW printing; also UW red

the process of combining four basic colors to create a printed color picture or colors composed from the basic four colors

typically 44 hole (on 11" sheet of paper) on the binding-edge of a sheet of paper, created by punching the paper using a die that punches out the holes

quantity

two folds at right angles to each other

rough layout of a printed piece showing position and finished size

an intentional crease made in paper to help eliminate cracking when folded

a cover of the same paper as inside text pages

to use a separate plate for front and back printing, using the same gripper and guide for both sides of the sheet

the mechanical register unit on a printing press that positions a sheet from the side

a sheet of printed pages that when folded become part of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)

only one side of the page is printed, meaning the back side of each page is blank

the binding edge of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)

single-sided (see single-sided definition)

to keep each piece separate or independent

added to a printed packet or book, commonly in the upper left corner or along the left side of a booklet

the process of placing the same image on a single sheet or page of a document multiple times

Stitch is a staple added to a printed packet or book, commonly in the upper left corner or along the left side of a booklet.

the material to be printed on

a defined part of a set

Sheetwise (see sheetwise definition)

a type of binding that uses a strip of durable tape to hold a book together

lighter-weight (thinner/pliable) paper consisting of various grades

a shade of a single color or combined colors

used to expand the dominant ink to be printed larger than the less-dominant ink; used to help tighted registration on offset printing

the lines on a drawing showing the final dimensions of a piece

finished size after final trim is made

text

protective liquid coating applied to printed sheets (similar to varnish), bonded and cured with ultra-violet (UV) light

the mixed ink graphic standard for UW printing; also PMS 200

clear ink-like substance that is applied to printed surfaces for appearance and protection

folding or feeding paper into the press or folder parallel to the grain of paper

using the same plate and same guide, printing one side of a sheet, and flipping it from gripper to tail to print on the back of the sheet. Similar to perfecting but 2 passes.

using the same plate and common guide, printing one side of a sheet, and flipping it from left to right to print on the back of the sheet

work and turn (see work and turn definition)

work and tumble (see work and tumble definition)

Yellow (see Yellow definition)

Y: one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process; yellow in color