Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

The industry concerned with the preparation and distribution of printed material to the general public.

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pixel

Printing & publishing; Paper

Short for "picture element. " A pixel is the smallest resolvable point of a faster image. It is the basic unit of digital imaging.

dye transfer

Printing & publishing; Paper

Similar in appearance to a color photograph but different in the important respect that it is produced from a transparency by printing continuous tones of color dyes.

tub-sized

Printing & publishing; Paper

Sizing added to the surface of paper by passing a web through a tub or bath of sizing, removing the excess, and drying.

surface-sized

Printing & publishing; Paper

Sizing added to the surface of paper by passing a web through a tub or bath of sizing, removing the excess, and drying.

lint

Printing & publishing; Paper

Small fuzzy particles in paper.

fiber

Printing & publishing; Paper

Smallest unit of vegetable growth which is used to make paper pulps. Most commonly, fiber derives its name from the location where it grows, i.e., leaf fiber, stem fiber.

spot

Printing & publishing; Paper

Smallest visible point that can be displayed or printed. The smallest diameter of light that a scanner can detect, or an image-setter or printer can image. Dot should not be ...