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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Ream |
Five hundred sheets of paper |
Register |
The printing of two or more plates in juxtaposition so that they complete a design if printed on the same side of the sheet or back up accurately if printed on opposite sides of the sheet |
Register Marks |
Marks placed in the same relative position on sets of printing plates so that when the marks are superimposed in printing the work falls into correct position; 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 |
Resolution |
The number of dots per inch (dpi) in a computer-processed document. The level detail retained by a printed document increases with higher resolution |
RGB |
Red, Green, Blue. These colours make up an additive form of the four printing colours CMYK. RGB scans should always be converted to CMYK for correct output |
RIP |
Raster Image Processor. This is the technology that ensures that vector data is correctly processed by output devices; the process of making printing negatives from PostScript files created by desktop publishing software |