Bleed
Printing that extends beyond the edge of the sheet so after trimming it goes to edge of paper with no margin.

Binding
Padding, Stapling, Cerlox, Coil, Perfect Bind, Saddle Stitch.

Bond paper
Standard, durable paper grade used for letterheads and business forms.

Booking
Stapling a number of sets into a book, usually with a fly sheet and a fold over cover.

Booklet
Fold in half and staple along fold.

Carbonless
Pressure sensitive writing paper that does not use carbon. (See NCR)

Coated paper
A clay coated printing paper with a smooth finish.

Collate
A finishing term for gathering paper in a precise order.

Color separations
The process of preparing artwork, photographs, transparencies, or computer generated art for printing by separating into the four primary printing colors.

Contrast
The tonal change in color from light to dark.

Crash number
Numbering paper by pressing an image on the first sheet which is transferred to all parts of the printed set.

Crop
To cut off parts of a picture or image.

Crop marks
Printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet.

CMYK
Abbreviation for the colours used in printing. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black.

Die cutting
Cutting images in or out of paper.

Emboss 
Pressing an image into paper so that it will create a raised relief.

Folding
1/2, Z, U, W (accordian),  Z  (engineer)

Generation 
Stages of reproduction from original copy. A first generation reproduction yields the best quality.

Gloss 
A shiny look reflecting light.

Grain
The direction in which the paper fiber lie.

Halftone 
Converting a continuous tone to dots for printing.

Hard copy 
The output of a computer printer, or typed text sent for typesetting.

Image area 
Portion of paper on which ink can appear.

Imprint 
Adding copy to a previously printed page. (Pre-prints)

Laminate 
To cover with film, to bond or glue one surface to another.

Lines per inch 
The number of rows of dots per inch in a halftone.

Matte finish 
Dull paper or ink finish.

NCR  (No Carbon Required)
Chemically treated paper that transfers images via pressure.

Page count 
Total number of pages in a book including blanks.

Perforate 
Cutting a dashed line into paper that allows it to be torn off easily.

Raster 
Files made up of bitmaps. X number per inch, can become pixelated when resized.

Resolution 
The pixels or dpi (dots per inch) in a graphic; the more dots, the clearer the file. Web graphics are usually low (72 dpi). Graphics for printing are usually high (300 dpi).

Reverse 
The opposite of what you see. For example; type your name on a piece of paper. The reverse of this would be a black piece of paper with a white name.

Saddle stitch 
Binding a booklet or magazine with staples in the seam where it folds. (Booklet)

Score 
A crease put on paper to help it fold better.

Spine 
The binding edge of a book or publication.

Stock 
The material to be printed.

Toner 
Micro beads of plastic applied to paper in a photocopier by fusing it on with heat.

Trapping 
The ability to print one ink over or near another ink.

Up 
Printing 2 up or 3 up means printing multiple copies of the same image on the same sheet.

Vector 
Images defined by end points not bitmap dots. More scalable. Allows colour separation.

Watermark 
A distinctive design created in paper at the time of manufacture that can be easily seen by holding the paper up to a light.