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Glossary of Printing Terms

The printing of two or more colors without any form of overlaying color dots.

The printing of two or more colors without any form of overlaying color dots.

The supplemented exposure in halftone photography which gives strengths to the dots in shadowy areas of negatives.

The supplemented exposure in halftone photography which gives strengths to the dots in shadowy areas of negatives.

A paper which protrudes from a skid or roll of paper used in marking.

A paper which protrudes from a skid or roll of paper used in marking.

The first color printed.

The first color printed.

Refers to the proper assembly or lack of it in fiber distribution during the manufacturing of paper.

Refers to the proper assembly or lack of it in fiber distribution during the manufacturing of paper.

A low-resolution image in digital imaging which is kept in a document to be replaced later with a better resolution version of that same image.

A low-resolution image in digital imaging which is kept in a document to be replaced later with a better resolution version of that same image.