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Short-grained paper

Printing & publishing; Paper

Paper in which the predominant fibre orientation is parallel to the shortest sheet dimension.

Interleaves

Printing & publishing; Paper

Paper inserted between sheets as they come off the printing press to prevent transfer of wet ink from one to the other. Also, accessory sheets between parts in a form.

Slip sheets

Printing & publishing; Paper

Paper inserted between sheets as they come off the printing press to prevent transfer of wet ink from one to the other. Also, accessory sheets between parts in a form.

Recycled paper

Printing & publishing; Paper

Paper made from old paper pulp; used paper is cooked in chemicals and reduced back to pulp, after it is deinked.

Long grain

Printing & publishing; Paper

Paper made with the machine direction in the longest sheet dimension.

Commercial match

Printing & publishing; Paper

Paper manufactured to within acceptable tolerances of a sample provided to the mill.

Unbleached

Printing & publishing; Paper

Paper not treated to bleaching; it has a light brown hue.

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