Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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sidestitch

Printing & publishing; Paper

A method of binding in which the folded signatures or cut sheets are stitched with wire along and through the side, close to the gutter margin. Pages cannot be fully opened to a ...

kerning

Printing & publishing; Paper

A method in composition of changing the spacing between type; brings the type closer together.

aluminum plate

Printing & publishing; Paper

A metal press plate used for moderate to long runs in offset lithography to carry the image.

ink drum

Printing & publishing; Paper

A metal drum, either solid or cored; a part of an inking mechanism; used to break down the ink and transfer it to the form rollers.

pile feeder

Printing & publishing; Paper

A mechanism on printing presses and folders, which feeds paper automatically from the top of the pile.

film mechanical

Printing & publishing; Paper

A mechanical on which type and design elements in the form of film positives are stripped into position on a sheet of base film.

double-black halftone printing

Printing & publishing; Paper

A means of extending the range of density available with printing ink by printing twice with black ink, using two specially prepared halftone negatives. Also called double-black ...