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Glossary of Printing Terms
What is: Machine dried ?
A method of drying paper on the paper machine instead of air drying it after removing from the machine.
What is: Machine dried ?
A method of drying paper on the paper machine instead of air drying it after removing from the machine.
What is: Machine direction ?
Establishes the direction of the grain which is parallel to the paper wave.
What is: Machine direction ?
Establishes the direction of the grain which is parallel to the paper wave.
What is: M weight ?
The actual weight that is measured in pounds of a thousand sheets of paper irrespective of the size.
What is: M weight ?
The actual weight that is measured in pounds of a thousand sheets of paper irrespective of the size.
What is: M ?
A symbol in the paper industry that assigns 1,000. It assigns 1,000 sheets or 2 reams of fine paper.
What is: M ?
A symbol in the paper industry that assigns 1,000. It assigns 1,000 sheets or 2 reams of fine paper.
What is: Low key picture ?
A photo made up of dark areas.
What is: Low key picture ?
A photo made up of dark areas.
What is: LPI ?
This refers to how printers produce images that cause a continuous tone of images by the printing of spots with halftone that are measured in LPI. LPI means several lines...
What is: LPI ?
This refers to how printers produce images that cause a continuous tone of images by the printing of spots with halftone that are measured in LPI. LPI means several lines...