printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet

print ready copy

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

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

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

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

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

(PMS) Industry standard for ink mixing

Pantone Matching System (see Pantone Matching System definition)

rough layout of a printed piece showing position and finished size

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

see crop marks

finished size after final trim is made

distinctive design created in paper at the time of manufacture that can be easily seen by holding the paper up to a light

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.