Used to describe how many similar pieces can be printed on a larger sheet; two up, four up, etc.

The stapling of sheets (or signatures) on the side nearest to the spine.

The placement of two or more printed images in exact alignment with each other.

An occurrence in publishing whereby the tack of ink pulls fibers or coating off the paper surface, giving spots on the printed surface.

A light, low-cost unbleached paper prepared particularly for newspaper printing.

Printing that uses inked raised surfaces, normally type, to produce the image.

The right sequential arrangement of pages which are to be printed, along with all the margins in proper alignment, before producing the plates for printing.

The mixing of two or more different printing tasks on the same sheet of paper.

The preliminary assemblage of copy and art elements to be reproduced in the wanted finished product. That’s also called a comp.

An image, line art or rule on one printed page, which carries over to an adjacent page of a bound or folded work.