Jargon A-Z

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A-Z of commonly used printing terminology

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Wallet Envelope
An envelope with a rectangular flap.
 
Wash-Up
Cleaning ink from the printing press.
 
Web Fed
Presses on which paper is fed from a reel as distinct from sheet-fed
printing presses.
 
Wet on Wet
A term describing the process of printing on multicolour presses,
with each successive ink colour being printed on the sheet before the
previous ink colour has time to dry.
 
Wire Stitch/Stab
One of a line of wire staples passed through the back of a printed
section used as a method of binding.
 
Wove Paper
Paper with a smooth even and fine 'woven' surface, rather than the
parallel line pattern of laid sheets.