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Rotogravure

Printing & publishing; Paper

Intaglio process. The image is below the surface of the plate. (Letterhead image is raised the offset image is flat)

Butted joint

Printing & publishing; Paper

Joining two webs of paper, placing them end-to-end and pasting a strip over and under to make a continuous sheet without overlapping.

Gripper edge

Printing & publishing; Paper

Leading edge of a sheet of paper as it passes through the printing press.

Thermography

Printing & publishing; Paper

Letterpress printing in which a special ink, while still wet, is dusted with a retinous powder. Then the sheets are baked fusing the powder with the ink, giving it a raised effect.

Flexography

Printing & publishing; Paper

Letterpress printing using a form of relief printing ; formally called aniline printing. Synthetic or rubber relief plates, special inks, presses procedures.