BC
business card
Bead
a border of lamination material that extends beyond the edge of the printed piece; standard border is 1/8 inch
BKLT
booklet
Black
K: one of the four colors of the CMYK printing process, black in color. Also referred to as the Key color.
Bleeds
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
Coil Bind
a plastic coil that has a 4:1 pitch ratio used as a binding material to hold a book together
Double-sided
printing on both the front and back side of a sheet
PB
perfect bind / perfect bound
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
Stack by page or subset
to keep each piece separate or independent
Subset
a defined part of a set
Tape Bind
a type of binding that uses a strip of durable tape to hold a book together
Trim Box
the lines on a drawing showing the final dimensions of a piece
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.