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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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cotton linters

Printing & publishing; Paper

The cotton fibers that adhere to the cottonseed used to produce pulp for cotton fiber papers.

plate cylinder

Printing & publishing; Paper

The cylinder of a press on which the plate is mounted.

shadow

Printing & publishing; Paper

The darkest parts in a photograph, represented in a halftone by the largest dots.

lightfastness

Printing & publishing; Paper

The degree to which a paper or printed piece will resist a change in color when exposed to light.

porosity

Printing & publishing; Paper

The degree to which a paper will allow the permeation of air, gas, or liquid, determined by the compactness of its fibers.

screen range

Printing & publishing; Paper

The density difference between the highlight and shadow areas of copy that a halftone screen can reproduce without a flash exposure.

specifier

Printing & publishing; Paper

The designer or printing production worker who determines the types of paper to be used under various circumstances.