1 to 1
referring to copies, SS docs to SS copies
1 to 2
referring to copies, SS docs to DS copies
2 to 1
referring to copies, DS docs to SS copies
2 to 2
referring to copies, DS docs to DS copies
4C
4 colors - color printing
4\0
a trade designation for a printed piece with four colors (full color) printing on the front side and no printing on the back side
4\1
a trade designation for a printed piece with four colors (full color) printing on the front side and one color printing on the back side
4\4
a trade designation for a printed piece with four colors (full color) on the front side and four colors (full color) printing on the back side
4\K
Process color over Black: One side of the page prints 4 process colors and the other side prints Black
Against the grain
at right angles to direction of paper grain. Opposite of paper grain direction
BC
business card
Bead
a border of lamination material used with laminated products, standard is 1/8"
BKLT
booklet
Black
K, one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process, black in color. Also referred to as the Key color
Bleeds
printed image that extends beyond trim marks, so finished product does not have a white border (generally 1/8" is the setting for bleed)
C
Cyan (see Cyan definition)
Coil Bind
a plastic coil that has a 4:1 pitch ratio used as a binding material to hold a book together
Collate
a finishing term for gathering paper in a precise order
Cover weight
heavier-weight (thicker/more-rigid) paper consisting of various grades
Crop
to cut off parts of a picture or image
Crop marks
printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet
Customer's Originals
print ready copy
CVR
Cover
Cyan
C, one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process, blue in color
Densitometer
a quality control device to measure the density of printing ink
Density
the degree of color or darkness of an image or photograph
Die
metal rule or imaged block used to cut or place an image on paper in the finishing process
DOC
document
Double-sided
see duplex category
Drill
typically 3 or 5 circular holes on the binding-edge of a sheet of paper, created by drilling through paper
Drop fold
Drop fold is a set of multiple pages that fold together as a booklet, and are then dropped into a machine that does a right angle fold, commonly for mailing.
DS
double-sided (see duplex category)
Duotone
a halftone picture made up of two printed colors
FCS
FCS is a term for fold / collate / staple — the act of saddle stitching a booklet.
Flush cut
cut to the edge
Foamcore
strong, styrofoam-like board that printed material is mounted to
Fold
bindery term, one or more intentional creases in the paper
Gloss finish
shiny, reflective, smooth finish on paper or laminate
Grain
the direction in which the paper fiber lie
Grippers
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 sideguide
Halftone
converting a continuous tone to dots for printing
Head-to-head
right reading sheets with head on top, that, when duplexed, heads run together on front and back of sheet. The back sheet is right-side up
Head-to-toe
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
HH
head-to-head (see head-to-head definition)
Hickey
reoccurring unplanned spots that appear in the printed image from dust, lint, dried ink
Highlight
the lightest areas in a picture or halftone
HT
head-to-toe (see head-to-toe definition)
Image Area
portion of paper on which ink can appear
IMP
imposition
Imposition
the arrangement of pages on a press sheet, or, the arrangement of fields on a document
Impression
putting an image on paper
Imprint
adding copy to a previously printed page
Indicia
postal information place on a printed product
K
Black - also referred to as the Key color (see Black definition)
Keyline
an outline drawing (see also trim box defintion)
Laminate
using a high-temperature process to melt plastic on paper, can be one or two-sided
Lupe
small magnifying glass used to review a printed image, plate, and position film
M
1. Magenta (see Magenta definition)
Magenta
M, one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process, pink/purple in color
Make-ready
all the activities required to prepare a press for printing
Matte finish
dull paper, ink, or laminate finish
Moire
occurs when screen angles are wrong causing odd patterns in photographs
Multi on
two or more different images placed on one sheet two or more of the same images up on one sheet
Multi up
(see Step-and-repeat)
NCR
multiple-part paper form that does not use carbon paper
Negative
the image on a film that inverts color
Offset Paper
term for uncoated paper
Offsetting
using an intermediate surface to transfer ink. This also occurs when images of freshly printed sheets transfer images to each other
Opacity
the amount of show-through on a printed sheet. The lesser the amount of show-through the thicker the paper, the more show-through the thinner the paper
Original
material that is to be reproduced using various printing methods. i.e., PDFs, documents, photographs, artwork, product sample, or artist's drawing
Overlay
transparent cover sheet on artwork often used for instructions
PAG
pagination sheet
Page count
total number of pages in a book including blanks
Pantone Matching System
(PMS) Industry standard for ink mixing
PB
perfect bind / perfect bound
Perf (Perforation)
a series of small cuts at regular intervals usually made to help a sheet tear apart evenly
Perfect bind
type of binding that uses glue on the spine of the sheets to adhere a cover to the sheets, like a phone book
Perfecting
see page 14, job F141491 for example
PG
page
Pica
unit of measurement. One pica = 1/6 inch
plate
Plate is a metal plate is imaged in a plate setter for each separation on an offset press job.
Plate gap
gripper space. The area where the grippers hold the sheet as it passes through the press
PMS
Pantone Matching System (see Pantone Matching System definition)
PMS 200
the mixed ink graphic standard for UW printing; also UW red
process color
the process of combining four basic colors to create a printed color picture or colors composed from the basic four colors
Punch
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
QTY
quantity
Right-Angle fold
two folds at right angles to each other
Sample
rough layout of a printed piece showing position and finished size
Score
an intentional crease made in paper to help eliminate cracking when folded
Self cover
a cover of the same paper as inside text pages
Sheetwise
to use a separate plate for front and back printing, using the same gripper and guide for both sides of the sheet
Side guide
the mechanical register unit on a printing press that positions a sheet from the side
Signature
a sheet of printed pages that when folded become part of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)
Single-sided
only one side of the page is printed, meaning the back side of each page is blank
Spine
the binding edge of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)
SS
single-sided (see single-sided definition)
Stack by page or subset
to keep each piece separate or independent
staple
Staple is a term for a staple added to a printed packet or book, commonly in the upper left corner or along the left side of a booklet.
Step-and-repeat
the process of placing the same image on a single sheet or page of a document multiple times
stitch
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.
Stock
the material to be printed on
Subset
a defined part of a set
SW
Sheetwise (see sheetwise definition)
Tape Bind
a type of binding that uses a strip of durable tape to hold a book together lines that indicate where to trim before a job goes on the collator or other binding equipment, by doing this it allows the operator to still see the trim marks for final trim
Text weight
lighter-weight (thinner/pliable) paper consisting of various grades
Tints
a shade of a single color or combined colors
Trapping
used to expand the dominant ink to be printed larger-than the less-dominant ink, used to help tight registration on offset printing
Trim Box
(see also Keyline defintion)
Trim marks
see crop marks
Trim size
finished size after final trim is made
TXT
text
UV Coating
protective liquid coating applied to printed sheets (similar to varnish), bonded and cured with ultra-violet (UV) light
UW red
the mixed ink graphic standard for UW printing; also PMS 200
Varnish
clear ink-like substance that is applied to printed surfaces for appearance and protection
Watermark
distinctive design created in paper at the time of manufacture that can be easily seen by holding the paper up to a light
With the grain
folding or feeding paper into the press or folder parallel to the grain of paper
Work and tumble
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
Work and turn
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
WT
work and turn (see work and turn definition)
WTUM
work and tumble (see work and tumble definition)
Y
Yellow (see Yellow definition)
Yellow
Y, one of the four process colors used in the CMYK printing process, yellow in color