Glossary of Printing Terms

What is: Reverse ?

This is a term given to printed material with a completely printed background and an unprinted design area.

What is: Reverse ?

This is a term given to printed material with a completely printed background and an unprinted design area.

What is: Retarders ?

These are those chemicals that make the setting time of a printing ink slower than it ought to be.

What is: Retarders ?

These are those chemicals that make the setting time of a printing ink slower than it ought to be.

What is: Rerun ?

This is a name given to the act of printing again from already standing negatives.

What is: Rerun ?

This is a name given to the act of printing again from already standing negatives.

What is: Saddle-stitch ?

This is the binding of booklets or pamphlets by stapling through the middle part of the sheets.

What is: Saddle-stitch ?

This is the binding of booklets or pamphlets by stapling through the middle part of the sheets.

What is: Saddle wire binding ?

This is the fasting of booklets or printed materials by wiring the middle part of the printed material.

What is: Saddle wire binding ?

This is the fasting of booklets or printed materials by wiring the middle part of the printed material.

What is: Runability ?

This is different from printability. It is the performance of the paper on a press and the ability of the paper to withstand the stress associated with an unaltered Running...

What is: Runability ?

This is different from printability. It is the performance of the paper on a press and the ability of the paper to withstand the stress associated with an unaltered Running...

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