| Background
Tint: |
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Overall
coverage of paper with a light colored ink or a screen tint.
Also called base color. Printers use background tints to simulate
colored paper.
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| Bit-mapped:
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Used
for photos, scans, and created by "paint" programs, having a
defined width and height; scaling causes pixellation.
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| Booklet
Envelope: |
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Large,
opens on the long dimension, and is designed to hold a booklet.
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| Brochure:
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A
small booklet or pamphlet, often containing promotional material
or product information.
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| Bullet:
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Bold
dot used for typographic emphasis or to identify elements in
a list.
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| Business
Envelope: |
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Envelope
with opening and flap along the long edge, such as a #10. Also
called banker, commercial, or official envelope.
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| Collating:
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To
assemble in proper numerical or logical sequence.
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| Color
Break: |
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In
multicolor printing, the point, line, or space at which one
ink color stops and another begins. Also called break for color.
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| Counter:
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The
fully or partially enclosed interior white space of a character.
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| Crop:
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To
eliminate portions of an image so the remainder is more useful,
pleasing, or able to fit the layout.
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| Desktop
Publishing: |
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Desktop
publishing refers to the process of using the computer to produce
documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, etc.
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| Digital:
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Expressed
in digits, especially for use by a computer.
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| Dye
Sublimation: |
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"Dye"
is just what it implies, the special inks or dye used to reproduce
an image. "Sublimation" (in definition) is the process when
a solid has the ability to melt or transfer from its solid state
to its gaseous state bypassing the liquid state as you would
see with "dry ice".
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| Editorial:
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An
article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors
or publishers.
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| Electronic
Publishing: |
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To
typeset, create graphics, and layout pages on a desktop computer.
Finished pages are output to a laser printer, image setter,
or plate maker, which is then put on a printing press.
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| Embossing:
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Producing
a raised design, pattern, or lettering by stamping or impressing
on it an engraved die.
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| Graphic:
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Of
or relating to written or pictorial representation.
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| Gray
Scale: |
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Strip
of standard gray tones from white to black that is used to measure
tone range and contrast when placed next to the original layout.
A reflection or transmission film strip showing neutral tones
in a range of graduated steps. It is exposed alongside originals
during photography and used to time development, determine color
balance, or to measure density range, tone reproduction, and
print contrast. Gray scales can also be used to check focus
and resolution.
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| Inline:
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An
inline image is one which is an integral part of the document:
instead of having a paragraph of text, or a list, you have a
picture. The image has its defined place in the document, and
the end user has little or no control over its reception.
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| Internet:
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A
matrix of networks that connects computers around the world.
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| Laminating:
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Forming,
or separating into, scales or thin layers.
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| Letterpress:
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A
printing process that utilizes raised text and images. The surface
of the type/pictures are inked and then a sheet of paper is
pressed against the inked surface.
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| Logo:
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An
image used as a company banner or icon. It is most often used
in letterheads, advertising and on products to identify the
company. Logos can contain text, graphics or both in combination.
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| OCR:
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Optical
Character Recognition The ability to turn images of machine
printed characters into machine readable characters. Images
of the machine printed characters are extracted from a bitmap
of the scanned image. Forms can be scanned through an imaging
scanner, faxed or computer generated to produce the bitmap.
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| Offset
Printing: |
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To
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear on another surface.
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| Padding:
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A
number of sheets of paper of the same size stacked one on top
of the other and glued together at one end; a tablet.
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| Perforating:
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To
pierce, punch, or bore a hole or holes in; penetrate.
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| Plastic
Comb Binding: |
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Offers
unparalleled flexibility for updating materials -- add or remove
pages and simply rebind the restored document. It thoroughly
secures documents up to two inches thick.
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| Posters:
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A
large, usually printed placard, bill, or announcement, often
illustrated, that is posted to advertise or publicize something.
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| Scan:
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To
read an image using a pinpoint beam of light and saving it as
an electronic file to be used in desktop publishing.
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| Scoring:
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A
notch or an incision, especially one that is made to keep a
tally.
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| Stapling:
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To
secure or fasten by means of a staple or staples.
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| Tabbing:
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A
projection, flap, or short strip attached to an object to facilitate
opening, handling, or identification.
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| TIFF:
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Tagged
Image File Format. A file format for exchanging bitmapped images
(usually scans) between applications. This format works well
for cross platform files.
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| Transparencies:
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A
transparent object, especially a photographic slide that is
viewed by light shining through it from behind or by projection.
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| Twin
Loop Binding: |
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Allows
you to conveniently wrap pages all the way around for compact
handling. Its wire loops encircle pages, tightly holding documents
up to an inch thick. The look is simple, streamlined and high-tech.
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| Typestyle:
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Variations
of a typeface such as bold, italic, black, oblique, roman, condensed,
extended and compressed.
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| Typeface:
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All
characters of a single design, in all styles, sizes and weights.
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| VeloBind
Strip: |
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Velobind/SureBind
is the ultimate in sophistication. You can bind up to three
inches of paper into a sleek, compelling document. No binding
style is more secure, because VeloBind and SureBind strip binding
literally locks pages in place.
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| Vector
Files: |
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Also
called "geometry" files. Are used for diagrams, illustrations,
etc., and created by "draw" programs.
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| Komatex,
Celtec, Trovicel, Sintra: |
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This
product is a rigid, opaque plastic with a high quality semi
gloss finish. It has excellent presentation, is easy to cut,
easy to wash, is durable, lightweight and waterproof. In 1/8"
thickness many colors are available. White is usually the only
color available in the 1/4" thickness. Any color can be had,
as this is an easy to paint material. This product is normally
used for high quality indoor signs. Some applications: retail
signs, displays, exhibits, indoor office and architectural signs. |
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