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Printing paper and industry terms.

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Glueing off

Printing & publishing; Paper

The process of applying glue to the spine of a book to be casebound, after sewing and smashing, and before trimming.

Roll

Printing & publishing; Paper

Web of paper. Paper wound around a core or shaft to form a continuous roll or web of paper.

Offset lithography

Printing & publishing; Paper

The most common form of lithographic printing in which the image area and the non-image area exist on the same plane (plate), separated by chemical repulsion. To print, the ink is "offset" ...

Fine papers

Printing & publishing; Paper

Types of papers used for writing, printing, and cultural purposes.

Whiteness

Printing & publishing; Paper

Whiteness of pulp and paper is generally indicated by its brightness.

Two halftone negatives combined onto one printing plate, having greater tonal range than a conventional halftone negatives. One negative reproduces highlight and shadows, the other middle tones. This ...

Screen

Printing & publishing; Paper

The ruling used to determine the dots per unit area in developing tonal values in the printed piece. Screens from which letterpress halftones of photographs are made range from 60 lines-per-inch for ...