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undistorted artwork

Packaging; General packaging

Artwork that has been prepared without compensation for the distortion that takes place after the printing plate has been mounted on the printing cylinder.

against the grain

Packaging; General packaging

At right angles to direction of paper grain.

retrofit

Packaging; General packaging

Backwards integration of advanced capability into a device or program not originally intended for that purpose.

prime coat

Packaging; General packaging

Base coat applied first to enhance subsequent printing.

saddle stitch

Packaging; General packaging

Bind a booklet or magazines with staples in the seam where it folds. Alt: Saddle wire: In binding, to baste a booklet by wiring it through the middle fold of the sheets.

accordion fold

Packaging; General packaging

Bindery term, two or more parallel folds which open like an accordion.

side stitch

Packaging; General packaging

Binding by stapling along one side of a sheet.