English glossary of printing
There are 576 entries in this glossary.B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Bindery |
The finishing department of a print shop or firm specializing in finishing printed products. |
| Binding |
the various methods used to secure loose leaves or sections in a book; eg saddle- stitch, perfect bound. |
| Bitmap |
A digitized image that is mapped into a grid of pixels. These types of images cannot be enlarged or printed at higher resolutions without developing jagged edges (aliasing/pixelization). |
| Black patch |
material used to mask the window area on a negative image of the artwork prior to 'stripping in' a halftone. |
