English glossary of printing
There are 576 entries in this glossary.All
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A/W |
an abbreviation for Artwork. |
| Accordion fold |
Bindery term, two or more parallel folds which open like an accordion. |
| Acetate |
a transparent sheet placed over artwork allowing the artist to write instructions or indicate where second colour is to be placed. (See Overlay) |
| Addendum |
supplementary material additional to the main body of a book and printed separately at the start or end of the text. |
| Against the grain |
At right angles to direction of paper grain. |
| Air (US) |
an amount of white space in a layout. |
| Airbrush |
a mechanical painting tool producing an adjustable spray of paint driven by compressed air. Used in illustration design and photographic retouching. |
| Aliasing (jaggies) |
Visibly jagged steps along angled lines, or object edges due to sharp tonal contrast between pixels. |
| Align |
to line up typeset or other graphic material as specified, using a base or vertical line as the reference point. |
| Alphabet (length or width) |
the measurement of a complete set of lower case alphabet characters in a given type size expressed in points or picas. |
| Alteration |
Change in copy of specifications after production has begun. |
| Anodized plate |
an offset printing plate with a specially treated surface to reduce wear during printing. |
| Apex |
the point of a character where two lines meet at the top, an example of this is the point on the letter A. |
| Apron (US) |
additional white space allowed in the margins of text and illustrations when forming a foldout. |
| Art (US) |
in graphic arts usage, all matter other than text material eg illustrations and photographs. |
