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Printing Glossary

Baffled by the jargon some printers use? Let us explain what all those terms mean...

A Sheet

The reference used for a carbonless top sheet of a multipart set.

Absorbency

The extent to which a paper will take in liquid.

Accordion Fold

Zigzag type of fold in which a sheet of paper has two or more parallel folds that open in the manner of an accordion; also known as fanfold and zigzag fold.

Acid-free Paper

Paper produced from pulp containing little or no acid. Acid-free paper has a greater endurance than regular paper and is also known as alkaline paper, archival paper, neutral pH paper, permanent paper and thesis paper.

Adhesive

A hot-melt or cold-set glue used in bookbinding.

Adhesive Binding

A generic term for bookbinding which uses adhesives along the backbone edges of assembled loose leaves to secure them together into a pad or book.

AI

File format that is native to Adobe Illustrator and used to represent vector based drawings.

Alkaline Paper

Paper produced from pulp containing little or no acid. Alkaline paper has a greater endurance than regular paper and is also known as acid-free paper, archival paper, neutral pH paper, permanent paper and thesis paper.

Archival Paper

Paper produced from pulp containing little or no acid. Archival paper has a greater endurance than regular paper and is also known as acid-free paper, alkaline paper, neutral pH paper, permanent paper and thesis paper.

Artwork

Graphical design of work intended for print.

Author's Alterations

Changes requested by client after work has already been approved.  This would usually entail additional costs.

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