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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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cross direction

Printing & publishing; Paper

The opposite direction of the grain of the paper.

length

Printing & publishing; Paper

The ability of an ink to flow.

color fastness

Printing & publishing; Paper

The ability of dyed paper to maintain in the presence of exposure to light, heat etc.

repeatability

Printing & publishing; Paper

The ability to keep photo film and the images thereon in proper register. Repeatability is usually measured in micrometers.

trapping

Printing & publishing; Paper

The ability to print a wet ink film over previously printed ink. Dry trapping is printing wet ink on dry paper or over dry ink. Wet trapping is printing wet ink over previously ...

dusting

Printing & publishing; Paper

The accumulation of loose particles from the paper on the nonimage areas of the blanket. Particles are of very small size.

lip

Printing & publishing; Paper

The allowance for overlap of one-half of the open side edge of a folded section, needed for sewn and saddlestitch binding, for feeding the sections; also called lap.