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    • Saddle Stitch

      Binding a magazine or small booklet with a wire stitch (staple) through the fold.

    • Screening

      Screening is the art of being able to use only three solid tint colours and black as a contrasting colour to simulate a natural looking colour image.

    • Screen Printing

      A process of transferring ink to the printing surface by squeezing it through a fine sheet of fabric that is stretched across a frame.

    • Section

      The folded sheet that is folded with others to make a book. Larger pieces of paper will create multiple sections as they are folded.

    • Self-Cover

      A cover made out of the same paper stock as the text pages.

    • Self-Mailer

      A printed item independent of an envelope that is capable of travel independently through the postage system e.g. postcard or booklet with an address printed on.

    • Separations

      The digital file which holds the finished artwork is separated using software into the 4 CMYK colours that the press is capable of printing.

    • Set-Off

      This refers to a printing fault where wet ink is transferred from one sheet to the back of the next as it leaves the stack, creating a ghost image.

    • Sheet Fed

      A sheet-fed press prints by picking up one sheet of stock at a time and is the most common type of press.

    • Short Flute

      This refers to correx or other corrugated boards, short flute is where the flute runs along the shortest side of the print.

    • Show Through

      The degree to which printing is visible through the paper due to low opacity of the paper.

    • Solid Colour

      An even colour, which is not shaded. Areas on a page with solid colours are known as solids.

    • Special Colours

      These are specifically mixed colours that are outside the CMYK colour range and require specialist inks.

    • Spot Colour

      A printing ink specially mixed to give a specific colour, including metallic or fluorescent inks. Customers may have a corporate colour which must be accurately printed and is not suitable for CMYK separation.

    • SRA

      A paper size slightly larger than A sizes but smaller than B sizes.

    • Stitching

      A type of binding usually using two metal staples.

    • Stock

      Stock is the printing term that refers to the type of material you are printing on, usually paper or board.

    • Substrate

      Any material on which printing is done, usually used when describing something other than paper or board.

    • Supplied as Singles

      Supplied as individual pieces of print.

    • Supplied on Sheets

      Multiple items (labels) will be supplied on the same sheet.

    • Sub Surface Print

      Reverse printing onto a clear material, meaning that the print itself is not exposed to the environment.

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    • Thread Sewn

      A more expensive form of binding. The sections of a book block are sewn together prior to being bound to give added strength and improved flexibility.

    • Three Colour Printing

      It is possible to use just three of the four CMYK colours; Cyan, Magenta & Yellow.

    • Tip In

      An insert attached to a publication by gluing along the binding edge.

    • Trapping

      The process of overlapping adjacent colours to eliminate the white lines that could appear between them during the print process.

    • Trimmed to Size

      Once printed the sheets are cut (square) to the specific size.

    • Two Colour Printing

      It is also possible to print using just two colours and this printing is usually used for printing on stationery as it is very cost effective.

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    • UV Varnishing

      This adds a gloss finish to printed services and is cured with an ultraviolet light.

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    • Varnish

      An extra ink that is transparent can be used to protect the wet colour inks sitting on the surface of the paper.

    • Vignette

      Fade to white of illustration or colour in which the tones gradually fade away.

    • Verso

      When you open a booklet, the left-handed page.

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    • Web

      A web printing machine is a machine that can work with paper on the roll, known as the web. The high speed of these presses means they are only economical for high volume or long running jobs such as newspaper.

    • White Out

      Type appearing white on a black or colour background, which is either a solid or a tint. Also known as Reversed Out.

    • Wiro Bound

      Binding pages together with wire.

    • Work & Turn

      This is a cost effective way of printing both sides of a sheet without needing to change the printing plates. The whole job will be printed on one side of the sheet, and then the sheets are flipped over (from gripper to back) and printed on again.

    • Work & Tumble

      This is a cost effective way of printing both sides of a sheet without needing to change the printing plates. The whole job will be printed on one side of the sheet, and then the sheets are flipped over (from right to left) and printed on again.

    • Wove Paper

      stationery and can be compared to Laid Paper.

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    • 4/0 (Four Back None)

      4 colours printed on one side only.

    • 4/1 (Four Back One)

      4 colours printed on one side and 1 colour on the reverse.

    • 4/2 (Four Back Two)

      4 colours on one side and 2 colours on the reverse.

    • 4/4 (Four Back Four)

      4 colours printed on both sides.

    • 2 Part Composite (3 Part, 4 Part, 5 Part...)

      The full print job combines 2 different parts.

    • 4 - Up, 3 - Up, 2 - Up

      The number of items printed on one sheet of paper.