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Colour key

Printing & publishing; Paper

An overlay proof with just one colour per sheet of acetate (3M Company Trademark)

Web press

Printing & publishing; Paper

An offset press that uses web paper as opposed to sheet fed paper.

Broken carton

Printing & publishing; Paper

An open carton of paper with some of its contents removed.

Splice

Printing & publishing; Paper

An overlapping joint used to join the ends of webs together.

Schopper's tester

Printing & publishing; Paper

An instrument for testing the folding endurance of paper.

Gravure

Printing & publishing; Paper

An intaglio printing process in which the image area is etched below the surface of the printing plate and is transferred directly to the paper by means of pressure.

Lithographic image

Printing & publishing; Paper

An ink-receptive image on the lithographic press plate; the design or drawing on stone or a metal plate.

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