Customer's Originals
print ready copy
Double-sided
printing on both the front and back side of a sheet
Duotone
a halftone picture made up of two printed colors
Flush cut
cut to the edge
Loupe
small magnifying glass used to review a printed image, plate, or position film
Multi on
two or more different images place on one sheet; two or more of the same images imposed on one sheet
Multi up
the same image placed on a single sheet or page of a document multiple times
Page count
total number of pages in a book including blanks
Punch
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
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.)
Stack by page or subset
to keep each piece separate or independent
UV Coating
protective liquid coating applied to printed sheets (similar to varnish), bonded and cured with ultra-violet (UV) light
UW red
the mixed ink graphic standard for UW printing; also PMS 200
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
WTUM
work and tumble (see work and tumble definition)