-- Glossary of print terms --


 You may find yourself baffled by some of the paper & print terminology, so we are happy to reproduce here a list of some terms and their meanings.

| A | B | C | D | E,F | G | H,I | J,K | L | M | N, O | P,Q | R | S, T | U,V,W,X,Y,Z |

A
A SHEET ABRASION RESISTANCE ABSORBENCY
ABSORPTION ACID-FREE PAPER ADDITIVE
ADHESION AIRMAIL PAPER ALUM
ALUMINIUM PAPER AMBIENT CONDITIONS ANTIQUE
ANTI SET-OFF SPRAY APPARENT DENSITY AQUEOUS
ARCHIVAL PAPER ART PAPER ARTWORK
B
B SHEET BACK UP BANKS AND BONDS
BASE BOARD BASE PAPER BASIS WEIGHT
BIBLE PAPER BINDER BIODEGRADABLE
BLADE-COATED PAPER BLANKET CYLINDER BLEACHING
BLEED BLIND EMBOSSED BLISTER PACK
BLOTTINGS BOARDS BOOKJACKET PAPER
BROMIDE BULK BULK PACKED ON PALLETS (BPOP)
C
C-SHEET CARBON PAPER CARBONLESS COPY PAPER
CARTRIDGE PAPER CHEQUE OR SECURITY PAPERS CHINA CLAY
CLEAN EDGE COATED PAPER OR BOARD COCKLE
COLOUR CORRECTION COMPUTER TO PLATE CONSTAT
CONTINUOUS STATIONERY CROMALIN CURL
CUTTING TO REGISTER
D
DENSITOMETER DENSITY DESENSITISING AREA
DIE CUTTABILITY DIGITAL PAPER DIGITAL PRINTING
DIGITAL PROOFING DOT GAIN DOUBLE BUMP
DOWN TIME DPI DUCT
DUCT ROLLER DUMMY
E,F
EMBOSSED PAPER EMULSIFICATION EMULSION COATED PAPER
ENCODING FANFOLD FASTNESS
FILLER FOUNTAIN SOLUTION
G
GSM/g/m2 GHOSTING GLOSS
GRADUATED SCREEN GRAIN DIRECTION GRAPHIC PAPERS
GRAVURE PRINTING GREEN PAPER GREYBOARD
GRIPPER GRIPPER ALLOWANCE GUMMED PAPER
H,I
HALF PERF HALF TONE HALF TONE SCREEN
HATCHING HICKEY HIDDEN ENTRY
INDEX BOARD INKJET PRINTING INK RUB
IVORY BOARD    
J, K
JUST IN TIME PRINTING    
KEYLINE KRAFT PAPER KNOCKING UP
L
LABEL PAPERS LAID LINES LAID PAPER
LAMINATE LAMINATION LASER PRINTING
LAYOUT LETTERPRESS LIGHT FAST
LINE PERF LINE WORK LINT
LISTING PAPER LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING
M
MICR MAKE-READY MANILLA
MATT PAPER MICROPERF MIS-REGISTER
MOIRE MOTTLE MULTIPART
N, O
NCR NIP OCR
OMR OTC OVER-RUN
P,Q
PMS PAPERMARK PARTICLE GUMMED
PERFECTING PICKING PRIMARY COLOURS
PROCESS PRINTING/PROCESS COLOURS PROOF PULP BOARD
QUIRE
R
REAL ART RECYCLED PAPER RECYCLED PULP
REEL TO REEL REGISTER REGISTER MARKS
REPORT GENERATOR RETARDERS REVERSED OUT PRINTING
REVERSE SIDE PRINTING RICE PAPER ROYAL
RUNNABILITY
S,T
SCREEN RULING
 SECONDARY COLOUR
 SECURITY PAPER
SELF ADHESIVE PAPER
 SELF-SEPARATING GLUE
 SET-OFF
SHOW THROUGH SIDE PERF SINGLE PART
SMOOTHNESS SPROCKET (HOLE) STRIKE-THROUGH
TACK THERMAL PAPER TONER
U , V, W, X, Y, Z
UV VARNISH VEGETABLE PARCHMENT VOID HICKEY
WAFFLING WATERMARK WET ON WET
WOVE PAPER WORK AND TUMBLE WORK AND TURN
WRINKLES ZAHN CUP