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Printing paper and industry terms.

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Oblong

Printing & publishing; Paper

In binding, a booklet bound on the short dimension.

Collate

Printing & publishing; Paper

In binding, gathering sections (signatures) in sequence for binding.

Pages-per-inch (PPI)

Printing & publishing; Paper

In book production, the number of pages contained in a one-inch stack of paper.

Key plate

Printing & publishing; Paper

In colour printing, the plate used as a guide for the register of other colors. It normally contains the most detail.

Screen angles

Printing & publishing; Paper

In colour reproduction, angles at which the halftone screens are placed with relation to one another, to avoid undesirable moire patterns. A set of angles often used is: black 45?, magenta 75?, ...

Mask

Printing & publishing; Paper

In colour separation photography, an intermediate photographic negative or positive used in colour correction. In offset lithography, opaque material used to protect open or selected areas of a ...

Hue

Printing & publishing; Paper

In color, the main attribute of a colour which distinguishes it from other colors. See Chroma.

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