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
Subset
a defined part of a set
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)