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Paper production

Paper manufacturing and production terms.

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Paper production

lip

Printing & publishing; Paper

The allowance for overlap of one-half of the open side edge of a folded section, needed for sewn and saddlestitch binding, for feeding the sections; also called lap.

relative humidity (RH)

Printing & publishing; Paper

The amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere expressed as a percentage of the maximum that could be present at the same temperature.

grammage

Printing & publishing; Paper

The basis weight of paper stated in metric terms of grams per square meter and expressed as g/m2. Thus a sheet of paper 17 x 22 with a basis weight of 20 lbs. For 500 sheets would be expressed ...

grade

Printing & publishing; Paper

The classification given to paper due to its unique characteristics, which includes brightness, opacity, cotton content, etc…

laid paper

Printing & publishing; Paper

The closely "lined" appearance in the finish of writing and printing papers created during manufacture by a dandy roll.

palette

Printing & publishing; Paper

The collection of colors or shades available to a graphic system or program.

cotton linters

Printing & publishing; Paper

The cotton fibers that adhere to the cottonseed used to produce pulp for cotton fiber papers.

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