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Glossary of Printing Terms
What is: Silhouette ?
These are halftones which the screen around any part of the image is no longer present or have been removed.
What is: Silhouette ?
These are halftones which the screen around any part of the image is no longer present or have been removed.
What is: Signature ?
This is obtaining a section of a book by folding a section of the printed paper into different pages 32, 16, 12 or 8.
What is: Signature ?
This is obtaining a section of a book by folding a section of the printed paper into different pages 32, 16, 12 or 8.
What is: Sidestitch ?
This is a type of binding where the folded signatures or cut sheets are stitched through the use of wire near the gutter margin. Where this form of binding is...
What is: Sidestitch ?
This is a type of binding where the folded signatures or cut sheets are stitched through the use of wire near the gutter margin. Where this form of binding is...
What is: Side guide ?
This is a guide on the feed board whose duty is to ensure the sheet is sideways as it feeds into the front guide before it enters the impression cylinder.
What is: Side guide ?
This is a guide on the feed board whose duty is to ensure the sheet is sideways as it feeds into the front guide before it enters the impression cylinder.
What is: Shrinkage ?
Reduction in the size of a sheet of paper or a loss that is incurred in weight between the paper produced and the pulp used.
What is: Shrinkage ?
Reduction in the size of a sheet of paper or a loss that is incurred in weight between the paper produced and the pulp used.
What is: Show-through ?
Where the printing on the reverse side of the paper can be seen through under normal light conditions where it is not supposed to be seen. It is an undesirable...
What is: Show-through ?
Where the printing on the reverse side of the paper can be seen through under normal light conditions where it is not supposed to be seen. It is an undesirable...