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

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

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

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.

bindery term, one or more intentional creases in the paper

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

all the activities required to prepare a press for printing

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

two folds at right angles to each other

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

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

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

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

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

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