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graphics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| process colors | cyan, magenta, yellow, black |
| planography | prints on flat surface |
| scoring | helps to fold heavy stock |
| gathering | placing paper in proper order |
| die cutting | cuts paper into a design pattern |
| computer-to-plate | is not a major printing process |
| forms printing | prints repair manuals and parts lists |
| stationery printing | litho printing |
| embossing | raising an image on paper |
| impactless | ink-jet printing |
| photoconversion | involves color separations |
| line art | drawn by hand or hand drawn on a computer |
| trimmin | not a finishing in bindery operations |
| scanner | changes an image to digital form |
| letterpress printing | relief printing |
| trimming | cutting paper to create even edges |
| image making | placing an image on a plate |
| waterless printing | lithography |
| flexography | relief image application |
| offset lithography | applies pressure to the substrate |
| porous printing | stencil process |
| gravure process | long press run application |
| nip point | two cylinder meet or come close |
| 90 dba | maximum sound decibel reading per day |
| fountain solutions and plate cleaners | organic solutions |
| vacuum | dust remover |
| paper | common waste and dust in the printing industry |
| metal container | storage for soaked rags |
| skin, inhalation, ingestion | ways chemical enters the body |
| plate cleaners, film cleaners | common organic solvents |
| medical/health hazards | MSDS information |
| brochures, direct mail pieces | digital printing |
| paper, solvents, paper dust | fire hazards |
| 30 psi | allowable pressure |
| 17"x22" | basic size (bond paper) |
| alkalinity | not a monitor specification |
| posters | ISO B-series |
| mile | US Standard measurement |
| ISO-C | envelope compatible with ISO-A paper |
| aluminum, iron, silver | non combustible |
| letterspacing | distance between lines of type |
| stem | verticle part of type |
| stroke | thickness of type |