Glossary of Printing Terms

What is: Stitched book ?

The stitching or sewing of signatures of a book at once. This sewing is done either through the center of the sheet or from the side. That is from the...

What is: Stitched book ?

The stitching or sewing of signatures of a book at once. This sewing is done either through the center of the sheet or from the side. That is from the...

What is: Stiffness ?

The ability of paperboard or a paper to resist bending.

What is: Stiffness ?

The ability of paperboard or a paper to resist bending.

What is: Stiff ?

An ink having too much body.

What is: Stiff ?

An ink having too much body.

What is: Step-up ?

It is an up-and-down exposure. It is multiple impositions made on a lithographic press plate. It is done by repeating the exposure of a flat by shifting it away from...

What is: Step-up ?

It is an up-and-down exposure. It is multiple impositions made on a lithographic press plate. It is done by repeating the exposure of a flat by shifting it away from...

What is: Step-and-repeat ?

It is the process of placing multiple images on a plate or a film with extremely close tolerances.

What is: Step-and-repeat ?

It is the process of placing multiple images on a plate or a film with extremely close tolerances.

What is: Steel engraving ?

It is an engraved plate which is used during relief printing.

What is: Steel engraving ?

It is an engraved plate which is used during relief printing.

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