Against the grain
at right angles to direction of paper grain. Opposite of paper grain direction
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
Densitometer
a quality control device to measure the density of printing ink
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.
Foamcore
strong, styrofoam-like board that printed material is mounted to
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
Image Area
portion of paper on which ink can appear
Impression
putting an image on paper
Imprint
adding copy to a previously printed page
Make-ready
all the activities required to prepare a press for printing
Moire
occurs when screen angles are wrong causing odd patterns in photographs
NCR
multiple-part paper form that does not use carbon paper
Offset Paper
term for uncoated 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
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
process color
the process of combining four basic colors to create a printed color picture or colors composed from the basic four colors
Right-Angle fold
two folds at right angles to each other
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
Signature
a sheet of printed pages that when folded become part of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)
Stack by page or subset
to keep each piece separate or independent
Step-and-repeat
the process of placing the same image on a single sheet or page of a document multiple times
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
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