English glossary of printing
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Art paper |
a smooth coated paper obtained by adding a coating of china clay compound on one or both sides of the paper. |
| Artboard |
Alternate term for mechanical art. |
| Ascender |
any part of a lower case letter extending above the x- height. For example, the upper half of the vertical in the letters b or h. |
| Authors corrections |
Also know as "AC's". changes made to the copy by the author after typesetting but not including those made as a result of errors in keying in the copy. |
| Backing up |
to print the second side of printed sheet. |
| Backslant |
letters that slant the opposite way from italic characters. |
| Balloon |
a circle or bubble enclosing copy in an illustration. Used in cartoons. |
| Banding |
Method of packaging printed pieces of paper using rubber or paper bands. |
| Bank |
a lightweight writing paper. |
| Banner |
a large headline or title extending across the full page width. |
| Base artwork |
artwork requiring additional components such as halftones or line drawings to be added before the reproduction stage. |
| Baseline |
the line on which the bases of capital letters sit. |
| Basis weight |
Weight in pounds of a ream of paper cut to the basic size for its grade. |
| Bed |
the base on which the Forme is held when printing by Letterpress. |
| Bind |
To fasten sheets or signatures with wire, thread, glue. or by other means. |
