Against the grain

at right angles to direction of paper grain. Opposite of paper grain direction


Bleeds

printed image that extends beyond trim marks, so finished product does not have a white border (generally 1/8" is the setting for bleed)


Crop marks

printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet


Customer's Originals

print ready copy


Densitometer

a quality control device to measure the density of printing ink


Density

the degree of color or darkness of an image or photograph


Double-sided

see duplex category


DS

double-sided (see duplex category)


FCS

FCS is a term for fold / collate / staple — the act of saddle stitching a booklet.


Flush cut

cut to the edge


Gloss finish

shiny, reflective, smooth finish on paper or laminate


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


Imposition

the arrangement of pages on a press sheet, or, the arrangement of fields on a document


Impression

putting an image on paper


Matte finish

dull paper, ink, or laminate finish


Offset Paper

term for uncoated paper


Offsetting

using an intermediate surface to transfer ink. This also occurs when images of freshly printed sheets transfer images to each other


Pantone Matching System

(PMS) Industry standard for ink mixing


PMS

Pantone Matching System (see Pantone Matching System definition)


PMS 200

the mixed ink graphic standard for UW printing; also UW red


process color

the process of combining four basic colors to create a printed color picture or colors composed from the basic four colors


Sample

rough layout of a printed piece showing position and finished size


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


Sheetwise

to use a separate plate for front and back printing, using the same gripper and guide for both sides of the sheet


Side guide

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


Signature

a sheet of printed pages that when folded become part of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)


Single-sided

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


Spine

the binding edge of a publication (i.e., book, magazine, etc.)


SS

single-sided (see single-sided definition)


Stack by page or subset

to keep each piece separate or independent


staple

Staple is a term for a staple added to a printed packet or book, commonly in the upper left corner or along the left side of a booklet.


Step-and-repeat

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


stitch

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.


Stock

the material to be printed on


Subset

a defined part of a set


SW

Sheetwise (see sheetwise definition)


Tints

a shade of a single color or combined colors


Trim marks

see crop marks


Trim size

finished size after final trim is made


Varnish

clear ink-like substance that is applied to printed surfaces for appearance and protection