Print Glossary
Listed below in our Print Glossary are the common terms used within the printing industry in everyday speak as well as a few definitions and explanations that will be of great help to you. If you ever wondered what is meant when a job 'bleeds' or when a 'dummy' is needed, then here is your chance to wise up on printers' jargon.
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Back Up |
To print on the reverse side of a sheet whose front side has already been printed on |
Banding |
A method of packaging printed material using paper or rubber bands; A defect in the output of a graduated tint |
Binding |
The process of fastening papers together with wire, thread, glue, or by other means |
Bitmap |
An image made up of a grid of pixels or printed dots (bits), with the colour of each pixel logged on a table (map) |
Blanket |
A thick rubber-like mat held on a clyinder of a printing machine that transfers the printing image from the plate to paper |
Bleed |
Referred as occuring when the printed area extends beyond the trim edge of a page or sheet |
Bold |
Version of a typeface with stronger emphasis |
Bond Paper |
Strong durable type of paper commomly used for letterheads and business forms |
Bulls Eye |
An imperfection in the printing process, created by an object (e.g. a speck of duct) coming between the paper and the printing surface (e.g. the blanket or plate) |
