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Glossary of Printing Terms

The unit on a press which contains ink given to distributing system.

The unit on a press which contains ink given to distributing system.

A light halftone which may be overprinted with a solid copy.

A light halftone which may be overprinted with a solid copy.

A watermark which is made with a dandy roll.

A watermark which is made with a dandy roll.

Parallel streaks which appear across a printed sheet at the same time as the gear teeth on a cylinder.

Parallel streaks which appear across a printed sheet at the same time as the gear teeth on a cylinder.

A succeeding stage in reproduction from an original copy.

A succeeding stage in reproduction from an original copy.

Short for Gray Component Replacement.

Short for Gray Component Replacement.