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Glossary of Printing Terms

Design of the 26 letters of the alphabets which are to be used in combination.

Design of the 26 letters of the alphabets which are to be used in combination.

Binding and printing two books as one and then cutting the books apart into separate books.

Binding and printing two books as one and then cutting the books apart into separate books.

When the same page or groups of pages are printed from two sets of plates, such that two impressions of the same page are produced at a time.

When the same page or groups of pages are printed from two sets of plates, such that two impressions of the same page are produced at a time.

The property of a paper which indicates the difference in printability and appearance between a paper's bottom sides and topsides.

The property of a paper which indicates the difference in printability and appearance between a paper's bottom sides and topsides.

A device used in printing presses to trip or stop the press when more than one sheet of paper attempts to into the grippers.

A device used in printing presses to trip or stop the press when more than one sheet of paper attempts to into the grippers.

A paper machine which has two wires instead of one, thereby producing a paper which has reduced two-sidedness.

A paper machine which has two wires instead of one, thereby producing a paper which has reduced two-sidedness.