Face
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Edge of a bound publication opposite the spine. Also called foredge. Also, an abbreviation for typeface referring to a family of a general style |
Fake Duotone
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Halftone in one ink color printed over screen tint of a second ink color. Also called dummy duotone, dougraph, duplex halftone, false duotone, flat tint halftone and halftone with screen |
Fast Color Inks
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Inks with colors that retain their density and resist fading as the product is used and washed |
Feeding Unit
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Component of a printing press that moves paper into the register unit |
Felt Finish
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Soft woven pattern in text paper |
Felt side
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The smoother side of a sheet in the paper. The wire side is the rougher side of the paper. The difference happens in the papermaking process. The differences are eliminated when papers are gloss or matte coated. |
Fifth Color
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An ink color added to a printed piece in addition to the standard cyan, magenta, yellow and black used in 4 color process printing. Usually a Pantone spot color or custom formulated ink. Requires an extra run through the press on a four color press adding to the cost. Some presses have five units to accommodate fifth colors or clear coatings. |
Film Gauge
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Thickness of film. The most common gauge for graphic arts film is 0.004 inch (0.1 mm) |
Film Laminate
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Thin sheet of plastic bonded to a printed product for protection or increased gloss |
Fine Papers
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Papers made specifically for writing or commercial printing, as compared to coarse papers and industrial papers. Also called cultural papers and graphic papers |
Fine Screen
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Screen with ruling of 150 lines per inch (80 lines per centimeter) or more |
Finish
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The surface quality of a paper. |
Finished Size
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Size of product after production is completed, as compared to flat size. Also called trimmed size |
Fit
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The registration of the different colors on a printed sheet. |
Fixed Costs
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Costs that remain the same regardless of how many pieces are printed. Copyrighting, photography and design are fixed costs |
Flat Color
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(1) Any color created by printing only one ink, as compared to a color created by printing four-color process. Also called block color and spot color. (2) color that seems weak or lifeless |
Flat Plan (Flats)
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Diagram of the flats for a publication showing imposition and indicating colors |
Flat Size
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Size of product after printing and trimming, but before folding, as compared to finished size |
Flexography
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A printing method using flexible plates where the image to be printed is higher than the non-printing areas. The inked areas are then contact the material to be printed, transferring the ink from the raised areas to the material. Fast drying inks are usually used in this process. Common uses are the printing of cans and bottles and other non-flat items. |
Flood
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To print a sheet completely with an ink or varnish. flooding with ink is also called painting the sheet |
Flush Cover
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Cover trimmed to the same size as inside pages, as compared to overhang cover. Also called cut flush Flyleaf Leaf, at the front and back of a casebound book that is the one side of the end paper not glued to the case |
Fogging Back
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Used in making type more legible by lowering density of an image, while allowing the image to show through |
Foil
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Then metal sheet that is applied to paper using the foil stamping process. Frequently gold colored, but available in many colors. |
Foil Emboss
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To foil stamp and emboss an image. Also called heat stamp |
Foil Embossing
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Stamping a thin sheet of metallic foil onto a sheet of paper and then embossing a pattern under it, creating a three dimensional raised area, usually text or an image. See a sample of foil embossing. |
Foil Stamp
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Method of printing that releases foil from its backing when stamped with the heated die. Also called block print, hot foil stamp and stamp |
Foil Stamping
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Impressing metallic foil onto paper with a heated die. |
Fold Marks
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With printed matter, markings indicating where a fold is to occur, usually located at the top edges |
Folder
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A bindery machine dedicated to folding printed materials |
Foldout
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Gatefold sheet bound into a publication, often used for a map or chart. Also called gatefold and pullout |
Folio (page number)
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The actual page number in a publication |
Font
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The characters which make up a complete typeface and size. |
For Position Only
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Refers to inexpensive copies of photos or art used on mechanical to indicate placement and scaling, but not intended for reproduction. Abbreviated FPO |
Form
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Each side of a signature. Also spelled forme |
Form bond
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Lightweight bond, easy to perforate, made for business forms. Also called register bond |
Form Roller(s)
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Roller(s) that come in contact with the printing plate, bringing it ink or water |
Format
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Size, style, shape, layout or organization of a layout or printed product |
Forwarding
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In the case book arena, the binding process which involves folding, rounding, backing, headbanding and reinforcing |
Fountain
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Trough or container, on a printing press, that holds fluids such as ink, varnish or water. Also called duct |
Fountain Solution
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Mixture of water and chemicals that dampens a printing plate to prevent ink from adhering to the nonimage area. Also called dampener solution |
Four-color Process Printing
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Technique of printing that uses black, magenta, cyan and yellow to simulate full-color images. Also called color process printing, full color printing and process printing |
FPO – For Position Only
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Low resolution or mockup images used to indicate placement and size in a design, but not intended for final production. |
Free sheet
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Any paper that is free from wood pulp impurities. |
French Fold
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A printed sheet, printed one side only, folded with two right angle folds to form a four page uncut section |
Full-range Halftone
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Halftone ranging from 0 percent coverage in its highlights to 100 percent coverage in its shadows |
Full-scale Black
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Black separation made to have dots throughout the entire tonal range of the image, as compared to half-scale black and skeleton black. Also called full-range black |
