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Decurling

Printing & publishing; Paper

A paper decurling station on a sheeter or web press, used to remove paper curl.

High bulk

Printing & publishing; Paper

A paper (normally book paper) specifically manufactured to retain a thickness not found in papers of the same basis weight. Frequently used to give thickness to a book with minimal amount of pages.

Foldout

Printing & publishing; Paper

A page that exceeds the dimensions of a single page. It is folded to page size and included in the book, sometimes bound in and sometimes tipped in (pasted).

PostScript

Printing & publishing; Paper

A page description language developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. To describe an image for printing. It handles both text and graphics. A PostScript file is a purely text-based description of a page.