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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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head trim

Printing & publishing; Paper

The amount allowed for the top trim.

relative humidity (RH)

Printing & publishing; Paper

The amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere expressed as a percentage of the maximum that could be present at the same temperature.

backbone

Printing & publishing; Paper

The back of a bound book; also called the spine.

grammage

Printing & publishing; Paper

The basis weight of paper stated in metric terms of grams per square meter and expressed as g/m2. Thus a sheet of paper 17 x 22 with a basis weight of 20 lbs. For 500 sheets would ...

smashing

Printing & publishing; Paper

The binding operation following sewing in which the folded and sewn sheets are compressed to tighten the fold free of air to make the front and back of the sheets the same ...

gutter

Printing & publishing; Paper

The blank space or inner margin on a press sheet from printing area to binding.

foot

Printing & publishing; Paper

The bottom of a page of printed information.