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Double-thick cover stock

Printing & publishing; Paper

A cover stock composed of two sheets of 65 lb. Cover stock laminated together.

Overhang cover

Printing & publishing; Paper

A cover larger in size than the pages it encloses.

Flop

Printing & publishing; Paper

To reverse a negative or positive, to bring the underside out on top. A negative that must be flopped has emulsion on the wrong side.

Saddle wire binding

Printing & publishing; Paper

To fasten a booklet by wiring the middle fold of the printed sheets of paper.

Curl

Printing & publishing; Paper

Undesirable distortion or waviness occurring to the paper due to the presence of excess moisture or humidity.

Spiral binding

Printing & publishing; Paper

Wires in a spiral form inserted through specially punched holes along the binding edge.

Quick-set inks

Printing & publishing; Paper

Those inks that set-up faster and dry faster, usually from top to bottom. These inks are used when sheets have to be sent back through the press faster than normal drying time will allow.

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