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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Adobe Acrobat |
Piece of software that enables you to edit pdf files |
Adobe Acrobat Distiller |
Piece of software that enables you to create pdf files from postscript files. It provides the user with a host of options to create the pdf as, such as font and image embedding, colour downsampling etc |
Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Free piece of software that enables you to view pdf files and carry out simple operations. Known simply as Adobe Reader from version 6 onwards |
Against the Grain |
At right angles to the direction of the paper grain |
Alterations |
Corrections and/or additions made by the customer in artwork at proof stage |
Art Paper |
Smooth surfaced paper |
Artwork |
The job specification file supplied to the printer and made up of text, illustrations etc., and created nowadays using computer software |
