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General packaging
Product packaging design, printing and manufacturing.
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kiss impression
Packaging; General packaging
In printing, a very light impression, just enough to produce an image on the paper.
holdout
Packaging; General packaging
In printing, a property of coated paper with low ink absorption which allows ink to set on the surface with high gloss. Papers with too much holdout cause problems with set-off.
chalking
Packaging; General packaging
In printing, a term which refers to improper drying of ink. Pigment dusts off because the vehicle has been absorbed too rapidly into the paper.
overrun
Packaging; General packaging
In printing, copies printed in excess of the specified quantity. (Printing trade terms allow for +/- 10% to represent a completed order.)
