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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Hairline |
A very thin line or gap about the width of a hair or 1/100 inch |
Halftone |
Picture with shades of tone created by varying size dots |
Heat-set Drying |
Drying a web or sheet of paper or board by passing it through a drying unit which forms part of the machine. Special heat-setting inks have to be used |
Hickey |
Reoccurring unplanned spots that appear in the printed image from dust, lint, dried ink |
