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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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flatbed press
Printing & publishing; Paper
A press on which plates are positioned along a flat metal bed against which the paper is pressed by the impression cylinder, as compared to a rotary press which prints from curved ...
smearing
Printing & publishing; Paper
A press condition in which the impression is slurred and unclear, because too much ink was used or sheets were handled or rubbed before the ink was dry.
platen press
Printing & publishing; Paper
A letterpress on which the printing form and the paper lie flat throughout the printing process.
bristol board
Printing & publishing; Paper
A high quality heavy weight paper, sometimes made with cotton fiber prepared or glued together, usually with a caliper thickness of 0. 006" and up.
square halftone
Printing & publishing; Paper
A halftone whose four sides are straight and perpendicular to one another.
silhouette halftone
Printing & publishing; Paper
A halftone image which is outlined by removing the dots that surround it.
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