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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.
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.
