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Printing & publishing

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

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french fold

Printing & publishing; Paper

A sheet printed on one side and folded first vertically and then horizontally to produce a four-page folder.

slitter

Printing & publishing; Paper

A sharp disk which cuts a paper into pre-determined widths.

set-up sheet

Printing & publishing; Paper

A sheet drawn in Plate Prep on the Craftsman table from computer specifications; used as a master for the layout and positioning of pages on the job for which it was drawn.

delamination

Printing & publishing; Paper

A separation of the paper's surface.

rubylith

Printing & publishing; Paper

A separable two-layer acetate film of red or amber emulsion on a clear base. It has dozens of uses in graphics, most often for color separations by hand in the composition or ...

gripper

Printing & publishing; Paper

A row of clips that holds a sheet of paper as it speeds through the press.

sucker

Printing & publishing; Paper

A rubber suction cup on machine feeding devices.