Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

The industry concerned with the preparation and distribution of printed material to the general public.

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letterpress printing

Printing & publishing; Paper

Also known as relief typographic printing, letterpress printing employs the use of type or designs cast or engraved in relief (raised) on a variety of surfaces which can include ...

conditioning

Printing & publishing; Paper

Allowing paper to adjust itself to the temperature and humidity of the printing plant prior to use.

sulphate

Printing & publishing; Paper

Alkaline process of cooking pulp also known as the kraft process. Wood chips are cooked to a high brightness without fiber degradation in a substance of sodium sulfate and sodium ...

registration

Printing & publishing; Paper

Alignment of one element of a form in relation to another. Also, alignment of printed images upon the same sheet of paper.

four-sided trim (trim 4)

Printing & publishing; Paper

After the job is printed and folded, a trim will be taken off all four sides to remove any reference or registration marks and give a clean edge to the pile of sheets.

size or sizing

Printing & publishing; Paper

Additive substances applied to the paper either internally through the beater or as a coating that improves printing qualities and resistance to liquids. Commonly used sizes are ...