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Accordion fold: |
Bindery term, two or more parallel folds which open like an accordion.  |
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Acrobat: |
Full version of Adobe Acrobat software designed to view and work with PDF files. |
Acrobat Distiller: |
A component of Adobe Acrobat that creates PDF files from PostScript files. |
Acrobat Reader: |
Free version of Adobe Acrobat software designed only for viewing PDF files. |
| Software manufacture that produces Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other Graphic software. | |
Against the grain: |
At right angles to direction of paper grain. |
Application: |
Computer program, such as InDesign, Word, Quark Xpress. |
Author’s Alteration: |
Change in copy of specifications after production has begun that is requested by the customer as opposed to an error on the printer’s behalf. |
Back up: |
Printing the second side of a sheet already printed on one side. |
Bindery: |
The finishing department of a print shop or firm specializing in finishing printed products. |
Bitmap: |
Another term for Raster image. Also a file format (BMP) restricted to a limited palette of RGB colors. |
Bleed: |
Printing that goes to the edge of the sheet after trimming. Jobs that you wish to bleed must extend 1/8” beyond the final trim size of your document. |
Bond paper: |
Strong durable paper grade used for letterheads and business forms. |
Break for color: |
Also known as a color break. To separate mechanically or by software the parts to be printed in different colors. |
Brightness: |
The brilliance or reflectance of paper. |
Bulk: |
Thickness of paper stock in thousandths of an inch or number of pages per inch. |
Camera-ready copy: |
Printed out hard copy that require no edits or additional preparation before going to press. |
Case bind: |
A type of binding used in making hard cover books using glue. |
Chrome: |
A high-resolution proof that is color-accurate and will be used as a matchprint for press. Also a traditional term for a transparency. |
CMYK: |
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and blacK (or actually K for Key which is Black). The four colors used to generate color images in printing. |