Paper

Paper

Printing paper and industry terms.

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Paper

In printing presses, all work done prior to running; adjusting the feeder, grippers, side guide, putting ink in the fountain, etc. Also, in letterpress, the building up of the press form, so that the ...

Static neutralizer

Printing & publishing; Paper

In printing presses, an attachment designed to remove the static electricity from the paper to avoid ink setoff and trouble with feeding the paper.

Ink fountain

Printing & publishing; Paper

In printing presses, the device which stores and supplies ink to the inking rollers.

Packing

Printing & publishing; Paper

In printing presses, the paper or other material used to underlay a press blanket or plate, to bring the surface to the desired height; the method of adjusting squeeze pressure.

Quarter tone

Printing & publishing; Paper

In printing, a printing dot that has a percentage that is close to the 25% printing dot size.

Reflection copy

Printing & publishing; Paper

In photography, illustrative copy that is viewed and must be photographed by light reflected from its surface. Examples are photographs, drawings, etc…