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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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ream

Printing & publishing; Printing equipment

Five hundred sheets of paper.

recto

Printing & publishing; Printing equipment

Right-hand page of an open book.

register

Printing & publishing; Printing equipment

To position print in the proper position in relation to the edge of the sheet and to other printing on the same sheet.

register marks

Printing & publishing; Printing equipment

Cross-hair lines or marks on film, plates, and paper that guide strippers, platemakers, pressmen, and bindery personnel in processing a print order from start to finish.

flat

Printing & publishing; Printing equipment

An assembly of negatives taped to masking materials for platemaking.

work and tumble

Printing & publishing; Printing equipment

Printing one side of a sheet and turning it over from the gripper to the tail to print the second side using the same side guide and plate for the second side.