Abbreviations for coated one side and coated two sides.

To make the surface of paper smooth by pressing it between rollers during manufacturing.

(1) Thickness of paper or other substrate expressed in thousandths of an inch (mils or points), pages per inch (ppi), thousandths of a millimeter (microns) or pages per centimeter (ppc). (2) Device on a sheet fed press that detects double sheets or on a binding machine that detects missing signatures or inserts.

Business using a process camera to make photostats, halftones, plates and other elements for printing. Also called prep service and trade camera service.

Mechanicals, photographs and art fully prepared for reproduction according to the technical requirements of the printing process being used. Also called finished art and reproduction copy.

Paper coated with chemicals that enable transfer of images from one sheet to another with pressure from writing or typing.

Selling unit of paper that may weigh anywhere from 20,000 to 100,000 pounds (9,090 to 45, 454 kilos), depending on which mill or merchant uses the term. Abbreviated CL.

Selling unit of paper weighing approximately 150 pounds (60 kilos). A carton can contain anywhere from 500 to 5,000 sheets, depending on the size of sheets and their basis weight.

Covers and spine that, as a unit, enclose the pages of a casebound book.

To bind using glue to hold signatures to a case made of binder board covered with fabric, plastic or leather. Also called cloth bind, edition bind, hard bind and hard cover.

High gloss, coated paper made by pressing the paper against a polished, hot, metal drum while the coating is still wet.

Coated paper rated #4 or #5 with basis weight from 35# to 50# (50 to 75 gsm) commonly used for catalogs and magazines.

(1) Alternate term for elliptical dot, so called because midtone dots touch at two points, so look like links in a chain. (2) Generic term for any midtone dots whose corners touch.

(1) Widely spaced lines in laid paper. (2) Blemishes on printed images caused by tracking.

Deterioration of a printed image caused by ink that absorbs into paper too fast or has long exposure to sun, and wind making printed images look dusty. Also called crocking.

(1) Production copy of a publication verified by the customer as printed, finished and bound correctly. (2) One set of gathered book signatures approved by the customer as ready for binding.

Technique of slightly reducing the size of an image to create a hairline trap or to outline. Also called shrink and skinny.

Strength of a color as compared to how close it seems to neutral gray. Also called depth, intensity, purity and saturation.

A mark used to indicate closing space between characters or words. Usually used in proofing stages.

The primary colors used in 4-color printing. CMYK are used to reproduce full color on the printed sheet. CMYK also called PROCESS COLOR C: Cyan (Blue) M: Magenta (Red) Y: Yellow K: Key (Black)

Halftone screen with ruling of 65, 85 or 100 lines per inch (26, 34 or 40 lines centimeter).

Paper with a coating of clay and other substances that improves reflectivity and ink holdout. Mills produce coated paper in the four major categories cast, gloss, dull and matte.

To organize printed matter in a specific order as requested.

Mostly in the book arena, specific marks on the back of signatures indicating exact position in the collating stage.

Refers to amounts of process colors that simulate the colors of the original scene or photograph.