Glossary: Print Lingo & Vocabulary

Refers to printing that is done with the aid of different colors such as yellow, black, magenta or cyan inks. Each color makes use of […]

This refers to the initial pieces that were printed and then are removed from the press to get the final approval.

A machine that helps in the separation of color that is required in the full-color process of printing.

This is a way in which the main color required to prepare the plates for the printing colorwork is broken down.

This refers the how a dyed paper can hold the dye in the presence of light or heat.

This refers to a paper that has been manufactured to the accepted tolerance when compared to a sample provided.

A group of low-quality papers.

This refers to a group of multiple pictures that are put together to form a single picture.

A stimulation layers out by a designer to show how the end work would look like.

Final proof a picture would take before it is printed.

Refers to a typeface that makes provision for more prints per line making it look like the letters are squashed per line.

Gives the paper to adjust itself to the humidity and temperature of a printing plan before it is made use of.

Tonal gradation with no halftone dot.

A company that converts paper in its original form to products that can be used such as envelopes, label stock, etc.

Papers written in attractive colors, finishes, etc.

Papers that make use of cotton fibers and linters. The most common papers today make use of letterhead applications. Papers that are made with cotton […]

These are cotton fibers that make use of cotton seed to produce pulp for cotton papers

On the machine that makes paper, the tool that helps get rid of excess water from the moving paper before it gets to the wet […]

This is a cover stock that is made up of two sheets of cover stock joined together. Most times, 65lbs equals 130lbs.

Heavier durable papers which are available in different varieties of colors are used to cover pamphlets, business cards, etc.

These are marks that have been placed specifically and are joined to artworks to show the area that is to be printed.

Changing the size of a photograph or illustration.

The opposite side of a grain paper.

This refers to a fold that is at the right angle of the direction of the grain fold.