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Photomechanical
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In platemaking, pertaining to any platemaking process using photographic negatives or positives exposed onto plates or cylinders covered with photosensitive coatings.
Waterless plate
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In platemaking, printing on a press using special waterless plates and no dampening system.
Setback
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In platemaking, the distance from the front edge of the press plate to the image area, to allow for clamping to the cylinder and also for the gripper margin.
Gumming
Printing & publishing; Paper
In platemaking, the process of applying a thin coating of gum to the non-printing areas of a lithographic plate.
Choke
Printing & publishing; Paper
In preparing film negatives, the process used to reduce the thickness of the printed image.
Mechanical pulp
Printing & publishing; Paper
In papermaking, groundwood pulp produced by mechanically grinding logs or wood chips. It is used mainly for newsprint and as an ingredient of base stock for lower grade publication papers.
Halation
Printing & publishing; Paper
In photography, a blurred effect, resembling a halo, usually occurring in the highlight areas or around bright objects.
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