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fog

Printing & publishing; Paper

An undesirable neutral density in the clear areas of a photographic film or paper, in which the image is either locally or entirely veiled by a deposit of silver. Fog may be due to flare, unsafe ...

color key

Printing & publishing; Paper

An overlay proof with just one color per sheet of acetate (3M Company Trademark)

web press

Printing & publishing; Paper

An offset press that uses web paper as opposed to sheet fed paper.

broken carton

Printing & publishing; Paper

An open carton of paper with some of its contents removed.

splice

Printing & publishing; Paper

An overlapping joint used to join the ends of webs together.

Schopper's tester

Printing & publishing; Paper

An instrument for testing the folding endurance of paper.

gravure

Printing & publishing; Paper

An intaglio printing process in which the image area is etched below the surface of the printing plate and is transferred directly to the paper by means of pressure.