business card

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

Cyan (see Cyan definition)

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

document

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

multiple-part paper form that does not use carbon paper

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.

total number of pages in a book including blanks

(PMS) Industry standard for ink mixing

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

unit of measurement. One pica = 1/6 inch

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

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

a cover of the same paper as inside text pages

to keep each piece separate or independent

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

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