Accordion Fold

Method of paper folding in which each fold runs in the opposite direction to the one before it to form a pleated effect.

Against the Grain

Folding or marking paper at right angles to the grain.

Anodised Plate

A plate used in offset printing, specially treated to harden the surface so it will resist wearing down in the press.

Antique Paper

Paper with a rough, lightly sized finish used mainly for books, booklets and folders.

Art Paper/Board

Paper or board with a hard, smooth surface caused by an even coating of china clay compound on one or both sides.

ASCII

Acronym (pronounced Askee) for the American Standard Code for Information.

Assembled Negative

Negative of line and halftone copy used in preparing of printing plate for photolithography.

Author's Amends

Changes in copy made by the author after typesetting but not those made necessary by printer's errors.

Autoflow

The facility of some applications to flow text from one page to another or from one box to another.

Autopositive

Photographic materials designed to make a positive image without a negative being required.

Back Up

To print the second side or reverse of a sheet of paper. Backed refers to the sheet when it has been backed up. Also called perfecting.

Banker Envelope

The most common type of envelope, having a top flap along the longer edge.

Binding Methods

Methods of securing the leaves of a book, manuscript or brochure. Mechanical binding methods include plastic comb binding, ring binding and metal clasp attachments. Bookbinding methods include smyth sewn, side sewn, section sewn and perfect binding.

Bitmap

At its simplest, a text character, or graphic made up of dots. In fact, a bitmap is the set of bits that represents the position and binary state (on or off) of a corresponding set of items to form a bit image such as on a monitor.

Blanket

A sheet made of rexine or rubber that covers the impression cylinder of a press.

Blanket Cylinder

The cylinder of an offset press that transfers the ink image to the paper.

Bleed

That part of an image which extends beyond the trim marks on a page. Illustrations that spread up to and beyond the edge allowing no margins are described as bled off.

Blind Emboss

To make an impression without ink or foil.

Booklet

A publication larger than a pamphlet but no more than 24 pages.

Broadside/Broadsheet

Old term for a sheet of paper printed one side only.

Brochure

A pamphlet or other onbound, short publication with stitched pages.

Bromide

A photographic print on paper coated with light sensitive silver bromide emulsion. General term for high quality output on paper from an imagesetter.

Cartridge Paper

A general purpose, rough surfaced paper used for drawing, wrapping and offset printing.

Cased/Case Bound

A hardcover book, that is, one with stiff outer covers.

Cast Coated

Art paper which has an exceptionally glossy, enamel finish.

CD Rom

Compact Disk read only memory. Non erasable storage of sound, image and data. Capable of storing 650 megabytes of data safely and economically. Used for multimedia, audio and archiving purposes.