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Paper production

Paper manufacturing and production terms.

Contributors in Paper production

Paper production

Densitometer

Printing & publishing; Paper

Reflection instrument measuring the density of coloured ink to determine its consistency throughout a press run.

Drag

Printing & publishing; Paper

Register trouble when the dot is enlarged toward the back (nongripper edge) of the sheet. See Slur.

Surface texture

Printing & publishing; Paper

The relative roughness, smoothness or unevenness of the paper surface.

Calliper

Printing & publishing; Paper

The thickness of a sheet paper, in thousandths of an inch (points or mils).

Chain lines

Printing & publishing; Paper

The lines on laid paper parallel with the grain; also referred to as "chain marks".

Chain marks

Printing & publishing; Paper

The lines on laid paper parallel with the grain; also referred to as "chain marks".

Archival paper

Printing & publishing; Paper

Acid-free, resists disintegration. Used for documents that must last.

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