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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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process plates
Printing & publishing; Paper
Two or more color plates in combination that produce other colors and shades.
absorption
Printing & publishing; Paper
The properties within paper that cause it to absorb liquids (inks, water, etc. ) which come in contact with it.
undercolor removal
Printing & publishing; Paper
To improve trapping and reduce ink costs in the process color web printing, color separation films are reduced in color in areas where all three colors overprint and the black ...
plate flaking
Printing & publishing; Paper
This occurs primarily with offset plates with the copper-plate or image area having a tendency to chip off, the chip then moving into the ink train, plate or blanket.
caliper
Printing & publishing; Paper
The thickness of a sheet paper, in thousandths of an inch (points or mils).
commercial match
Printing & publishing; Paper
Paper manufactured to within acceptable tolerances of a sample provided to the mill.
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