Printing Terminology
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This multiple choice quiz consists of 35 definitions. Please select the correct answer for each definition.
- 1.1. At right angles to the grain direction of the paper being used, as compared to with the grain. Also called across the grain and cross grain.
- A.
Acid free paper
- B.
Additive color
- C.
Against the grain
- 2.2. Any change made by the customer after copy or artwork has been given to the service bureau, separator or printer. The change could be in copy, specifications or both.
- A.
AA
- B.
Acetate
- C.
Directive
- 3.3. Coating in a water base and applied like ink by a printing press to protect and enhance the printing underneath.
- A.
Aqueous coating
- B.
Base negative
- C.
Anti-offset powder
- 4.4. Printing that extends to the edge of a sheet or page after trimming.
- A.
Blow up
- B.
Bleed
- C.
Blocking
- 5.5. A page number not printed on the page. (In the book arena, a blank page traditionally does not print a page number.)
- A.
Blind folio
- B.
Board
- C.
Blank page
- 6.6. Category of paper commonly used for writing, printing and photocopying. Also called business paper, communication paper, correspondence paper and writing paper.
- A.
Bond paper
- B.
Bulky paper
- C.
Bristol stock
- 7.7. In offset printing a repeating registration problem in the printing stage of production.
- A.
Bounce
- B.
Block
- C.
Circumference
- 8.8. Abbreviations for coated one side and coated two sides.
- A.
B1S and B2S
- B.
F4S and F6S
- C.
C1S and C2S
- 9.9. 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.
- A.
Camera-ready copy
- B.
Mechanical-ready copy
- C.
Art-ready copy
- 10.10. Paper coated with chemicals that enable transfer of images from one sheet to another with pressure from writing or typing.
- A.
Pressure paper
- B.
Chemical paper
- C.
NCR paper
- 11.11. Production copy of a publication verified by the customer as printed, finished and bound correctly.
- A.
Certified copy
- B.
Express copy
- C.
Check copy
- 12.12. To adjust the relationship among the process colors to achieve desirable colors.
- A.
Blind correctedness
- B.
Spot color resolution
- C.
Color correct
- 13.13. Abbreviation for cyan, magenta, yellow and key (black), the four process colors.
- A.
RGB mode
- B.
CMYK
- C.
XY2 mode
- 14.14. To bind by inserting the teeth of a flexible plastic comb through holes punched along the edge of a stack of paper. Also called plastic bind and GBC bind (a brand name).
- A.
Comb bind
- B.
Teeth bind
- C.
Rubber bind
- 15.15. Phenomenon of middle pages of a folded signature extending slightly beyond outside pages. Also called feathering, outpush, push out and thrust.
- A.
Creep
- B.
Flow
- C.
Push out
- 16.16. Lines near the edges of an image indicating portions to be reproduced.
- A.
Crop marks
- B.
Bleed marks
- C.
Express marks
- 17.17. One of the four process colors. Also known as process blue.
- A.
Cyan
- B.
Magenta
- C.
Green
- 18.18. A letter fold at the side of one of the creases, an indentation occurs.
- A.
Cat ear
- B.
Dog ear
- C.
Elephant ear
- 19.19. Measure of resolution of input devices such as scanners, display devices such as monitors, and output devices such as laser printers, imagesetters and monitors. Abbreviated DPI. Also called dot pitch.
- A.
Dots per inch
- B.
Pixels per yard
- C.
Extra points per inch
- 20.20. Simulation of the final product. Also called mockup.
- A.
Simulated copy
- B.
Dummy
- C.
Ventriloquist
- 21.21. Encapsulated Post Script, a known file format usually used to transfer post script information from one program to another.
- A.
EPS
- B.
PS
- C.
WYSIWYG
- 22.22. Size of product after production is completed, as compared to flat size. Also called trimmed size.
- A.
Finished size
- B.
Extended size
- C.
Dramatic size
- 23.23. Refers to inexpensive copies of photos or art used on mechanical to indicate placement and scaling, but not intended for reproduction.
- A.
FPO
- B.
CPO
- C.
DPO
- 24.24. A sheet that folds where both sides fold toward the gutter in overlapping layers.
- A.
Gate fold
- B.
Bridge fold
- C.
Overlapping fold
- 25.25. Abbreviation for black in four-color process printing. Hence the 'K' in CMYK.
- A.
K
- B.
C
- C.
Y
- 26.26. Artist style in which width is greater than height.
- A.
Border
- B.
Landscape
- C.
Frontier
- 27.27. Amount of space between lines of type.
- A.
Leading
- B.
Kerning
- C.
Routing
- 28.28. To bind sheets that have been ground at the spine and are held to the cover by glue. Also called adhesive bind, cut-back bind, glue bind, paper bind, patent bind, perfecting bind, soft bind and soft cover.
- A.
Perfect bind
- B.
Perfection bound
- C.
Perfectly bound
- 29.29. A unit of measure in the printing industry. A pica is approximately 0.166 in. There are 12 points to a pica.
- A.
Pica
- B.
Modem
- C.
Pinhole
- 30.30. Cross-hair lines on mechanicals and film that help keep flats, plates, and printing in register. Also called crossmarks and position marks.
- A.
Registration marks
- B.
Repeat marks
- C.
Block marks
- 31.31. Sharpness of an image on film, paper, computer screen, disc, tape or other medium.
- A.
Resolution
- B.
Rubylith
- C.
Mechanical
- 32.32. To bind by stapling sheets together where they fold at the spine, as compared to side stitch. Also called pamphlet stitch, saddle wire and stitch bind.
- A.
Cross-hair stitch
- B.
Saddle-stitch
- C.
Perfect-stitch
- 33.33. To compress paper along a straight line so it folds more easily and accurately. Also called crease.
- A.
Score
- B.
Bind
- C.
Plate
- 34.34. Usually in the book arena, a publication not having a cover stock. A publication only using text stock throughout.
- A.
Printed cover
- B.
Self contained cover
- C.
Self cover
- 35.35. The size of the printed material in its finished stage (e.g., the finished trim size is 5 1\2 x 8 1\2).
- A.
Trim size
- B.
Flat size
- C.
Finished size
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