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Set-up sheet
Printing & publishing; Paper
A sheet drawn in Plate Prep on the Craftsman table from computer specifications; used as a master for the layout and positioning of pages on the job for which it was drawn.
Rubylith
Printing & publishing; Paper
A separable two-layer acetate film of red or amber emulsion on a clear base. It has dozens of uses in graphics, most often for colour separations by hand in the composition or stripping departments.
Gripper
Printing & publishing; Paper
A row of clips that holds a sheet of paper as it speeds through the press.
Cockle finish
Printing & publishing; Paper
A rough, uneven, hard paper finish. Most frequently manufactured in bond papers.
Against the grain
Printing & publishing; Paper
A right angle to which the fibre direction of a piece of paper lies. Folding with, not against, the grain is recommended.
