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Holdout

Printing & publishing; Paper

A term referring to papers that retain much of the resinous ink components on the surface of the sheet rather than absorbing them into a fibre network. Papers with too much holdout cause problems ...

High finish

Printing & publishing; Paper

A term referring to a paper that has a smooth, hard finish applied through calendering or other processes.

Split fountain

Printing & publishing; Paper

A technique for simultaneously printing two colours from the same ink fountain.

Suction feed

Printing & publishing; Paper

A term applied to suction grippers which feed paper.

Grey scale

Printing & publishing; Paper

A strip of standard grey tones, ranging from white to black, placed at the side of original copy during photography to measure tonal range and contrast (gamma) obtained.