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Joint
Printing & publishing; Paper
The flexible hinge where the cover of a casebound book meets the spine, permitting the cover to open without breaking the spine of the book or breaking apart the signatures; also called a hinge.
Hinges
Printing & publishing; Paper
The flexible joint where the covers of a hardbound book meet the spine, permitting the covers to open without breaking the spine of the book or breaking the signatures apart.
Printing pressure
Printing & publishing; Paper
The force or pressure between the blanket cylinder and impression cylinder required to transfer the ink from the blanket to the paper.
Four-color process
Printing & publishing; Paper
The four basic colours of ink (yellow, magenta, cyan, and black), which reproduce full-color photographs or art.
Archival paper
Printing & publishing; Paper
Acid-free, resists disintegration. Used for documents that must last.
Localised watermark
Printing & publishing; Paper
Achieved by arranging the design on the dandy roll to leave a watermark at a predetermined place on the sheet.
Sulphite
Printing & publishing; Paper
Acid process of cooking pulp. Wood chips are cooked in a solution of bisulphite.
