PAG
pagination sheet
Page count
total number of pages in a book including blanks
Pantone Matching System
(PMS) Industry standard for ink mixing
PB
perfect bind / perfect bound
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
PG
page
Pica
unit of measurement. One pica = 1/6 inch
Plate gap
gripper space. The area where the grippers hold the sheet as it passes through the press
PMS
Pantone Matching System (see Pantone Matching System definition)
PMS 200
the mixed ink graphic standard for UW printing; also UW red
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