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lithography

Packaging; General packaging

A method of printing from a plane surface (as a smooth stone or metal plate) on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive (hydrophobic) and the non-printing area is ink ...

electronic dot generation (EDG)

Packaging; General packaging

A method of producing halftones electronically on scanners and prepress systems.

heat seal

Packaging; General packaging

A method of uniting two or more surfaces by fusion, either of the coatings or of the base materials, under controlled conditions of temperature, pressure, and time (dwell).

wire-O binding

Packaging; General packaging

A method of wire binding books along the binding edge that will allow the book to lay flat using double loops.

blushing

Packaging; General packaging

A milky, foggy, or flat appearance in an ink or coating due to precipitation or incompatibility of one of the ingredients. Most often caused by excessive moisture condensation. ...

misting

Packaging; General packaging

A mist or fog of tiny ink droplets thrown off the press by the rollers. Flying.

dull-coated

Packaging; General packaging

A moderately glossy coated publication stock, more reflective than matte, but less so than glossy.