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Weight tolerance

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Acceptable degree of variation in a paper's shipped weight, usually within 5 percent of the paper's nominal weight.

Feet-per-minute (FPM)

Printing & publishing; Paper

Refers usually to the speed of a papermaking machine in terms of how many feet per minute the forming web of paper traverses the length of the machine.

Pallet

Printing & publishing; Paper

A wooden platform with stringers wide enough to allow a fork lift to drive into it and lift; used to pack cartons for shipment, if specified by the customer. Pallets are usually not reusable.

Linear paper

Printing & publishing; Paper

A watermarked sheet with lines to guide the user.

Wavy edges

Printing & publishing; Paper

A warping, "wave like" effect in paper which is the result of the edges of the sheet having picked up moisture and expanded to a larger size.

Calender stacks

Printing & publishing; Paper

A vertical series of steel rolls at the end of the paper machine to increase the smoothness of the paper.

Panchromatic

Printing & publishing; Paper

A type of film equally sensitive to light in all colors.

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