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F&G
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A term in the binding process referring to folding and gathering.
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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.
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Facsimile Transmission
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The process of converting graphic images into electronic signals.
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Fake Duotone
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Halftone of one ink color printed over screen tint of a second ink color.
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Fan Fold
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Paper folding that emulates an accordion or fan, the folds being alternating and parallel.
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Fast Color Inks
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Inks with colors that retain their density and resist fading as the product is used.
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Fat Face
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Type that is quite varied in its use of very thin and very wide strokes.
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Feeding Unit
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Component of a printing press that moves paper into the register unit.
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Felt
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A cloth conveyor belt that receives papers from the Fourdrinier wire and delivers it to the drier.
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Felt Finish
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Soft woven pattern in text paper.
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Felt Side
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Side of the paper that was not in contact with the Fourdrinier wire during papermaking, as compared to wire side.
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Fifth Color
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Ink color used in addition to the four needed by four-color process.
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File Transfer Protocol: A protocol used to transmit files between computers on the Internet. |
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Filling In
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A fault in printing where the ink fills in the fine line or halftone dot areas.
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Film Coat
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Any thinly coated paper stock. Also called washout.
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Film Gauge
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Thickness of film. The most common gauge for graphic arts film is 0.004 inch (0.1 mm).
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Film Laminate
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Thin sheet of plastic bonded to a printed product for protection or increased gloss.
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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.
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Fine Screen
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Screen with ruling of 150 lines per inch (80 lines per centimeter) or more.
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Finish
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(1) Surface characteristics of paper. (2) General term for trimming, folding, binding and all other post press operations.
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Finished Size
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Size of product after production is completed, as compared to flat size. Also called trimmed size.
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Fit
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The registration of items within a given page.
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Fixed Costs
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Costs that remain the same regardless of how many pieces are printed such as typesetting and design.
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Flash Point
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A term given to the lowest temperature of ignitibility of vapors given off by a substance.
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Flat Size
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Size of product after printing and trimming, but before folding, as compared to finished size.
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Flock Paper
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Paper that is patterned by sizing, and than coated with powders of wool or cotton (flock).
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Flood
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To print a sheet completely with an ink or varnish. Flooding with ink is also called painting the sheet.
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Flop
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The reverse side of an image.
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Flush Cover
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Cover trimmed to the same size as inside pages, as compared to overhang cover. Also called cut flush
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Flushed Pigment
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The results of combining a wet ink pigment with a varnish and having the wet pigment mix or transfer over to the varnish.
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Flyleaf
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Leaf, at the front and back of a casebound book that is the one side of the end paper not glued to the case.
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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.
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Foil
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Metallic or pigmented coatings on plastic sheets or rolls used in foil stamping and foil embossing.
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Foil Emboss
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To foil stamp and emboss an image. Also called heat stamp.
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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.
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Foils
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Papers that have a surface resembling metal.
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Fold Marks
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With printed matter, markings indicating where a fold is to occur, usually located at the top edges.
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Folder
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A bindery machine dedicated to folding printed materials.
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Foldout
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Gatefold sheet bound into a publication, often used for a map or chart. Also called gatefold and pullout.
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Folio
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The actual page number in a publication.
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Font
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The characters which make up a complete typeface and size.
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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.
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Forest Stewardship Council
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A non-profit organization set up to encourage the use of sustainable practices in forestry worldwide. Recently, some United States commercial forests have undergone a sustainable harvest certification process overseen by the FSC.
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Form
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Each side of a signature. Also spelled forme.
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Form Roller(s)
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Roller(s) that come in contact with the printing plate, bringing it ink or water.
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Format
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Size, style, shape, or organization of a layout or printed product.
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Forwarding
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In the case book arena, the binding process which involves folding, rounding, backing, headbanding and reinforcing.
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Fountain
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Trough or container, on a printing press, that holds fluids such as ink, varnish or water. Also called duct.
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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.
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Four-Color Process Printing
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Technique of printing that uses black, magenta, cyan and yellow to simulate full-color images.
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Fourdrinier
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A machine with a copper wire screen that receives the pulp slurry in the paper making process; it will become the final paper sheet.
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Free Sheet
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Paper made from cooked wood fibers mixed with chemicals and washed of impurities, as compared to groundwood paper. Also called woodfree paper.
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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.
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Fugitive Inks
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Colors that lose tone and permanency when exposed to light.
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Full-Range Halftone
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Halftone ranging from 0 percent coverage in its highlights to 100 percent coverage in its shadows.
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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.
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Furnish
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The slurry mixture of fibers, water, chemicals and pigments that is delivered to the Fourdrinier machine in the paper making process.
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