Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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chemical ghosting

Printing & publishing; Paper

A light duplication of a printed image on the other side of the same sheet, created by chemical reaction by the ink during the drying stages; also referred to as "Gas ghosting".

foil

Printing & publishing; Paper

A tissue-like material in sheet or roll form covered on one side with a metallic coloring used for stamping.

acetate proof

Printing & publishing; Paper

A transparent, acetate printing proof used to reproduce anticipated print colors on a transparent acetate sheet. Also called color overleaf proof.

tear test

Printing & publishing; Paper

A test to determine the tearing resistance of paper.

wet rub test

Printing & publishing; Paper

A test of the moisture resistance of paper.

pull test

Printing & publishing; Paper

A test performed on perfect-bound books to determine the amount of pull pressure required to remove a page from the binding; used to verify that pages are securely bound.