Printing Industry Terminology

A

• Analog Color Proof – Color sample made from film before print run

B

• Blank – Pre-printed form

• Bleed (Flood / Solid Area) – Large area printed with one color

• Book – Non-periodical publication over 48 pages

• Bookbinding Processes – Final post-print processes

• Brochure – Folded printed sheet

• Bundling – Gathering sheets into a set

C

• Calendar – Printed calendar product

• Cardboard Packaging – Packaging made of cardboard

• CMYK – Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black color system

• Creasing – Making fold lines

• Cutting / Die-cutting – Shaping printed materials

• Correction (Proofreading) – Error fixing process

D

• Dispenser – Mini advertising stand

F

• Folding – Sheet folding process

• Format – Paper or product size

• Foil Stamping – Applying foil with heat and pressure

G

• Gravure Printing – Intaglio printing process

L

• Lamination – Applying protective film

• Lacquering / Varnishing – Applying varnish

• Leaflet – Single-sheet printed product

• Liner – Face sheet in POS materials

M

• Mock-up / Layout – Design arrangement

• Microflute Board – Fine corrugated cardboard

• Mobile Display – Hanging advertising element

N

• Numbering – Printing serial numbers

O

• Offset Printing – Indirect printing method

• Original Layout – Approved final artwork

P

• Pantone Color – Spot color system

• Perforation – Line of small holes

• POS Materials – Point of sale advertising

• Printing Plate – Image carrier for printing

R

• Raster – Halftone dot pattern

• Rasterization – Converting image into dots

• Roll Paper – Paper supplied in rolls

S

• Scanning – Digitizing images

• Self-adhesive Paper – Paper with adhesive backing

• Sewing / Stitching – Binding method

• Sheet Paper – Cut-size paper

T

• Thermographic Printing – Raised print using heat

• Turnover (Run / Print Run) – Total copies printed

W

• Wire-O Binding – Spiral binding system