Jargon A-Z

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A-Z of commonly used printing terminology

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Cartridge Paper
A general purpose, rough surfaced paper used for drawing, wrapping
and offset printing.

Cased/Case Bound
A hardcover book, that is, one with stiff outer covers.

Cast Coated
Art paper which has an exceptionally glossy, enamel finish.

CD Rom
Compact Disk read only memory. Non erasable storage of sound,
image and data. Capable of storing 650 megabytes of data safely and
economically. Used for multimedia, audio and archiving purposes.

Cromalin
A reasonably fast proofing system using the actual printers films, using
powder instead of ink.

CMYK
Abbreviation for the process colours of Cyan (C), Magenta (M), Yellow
(Y) and Black (K) used in four colour printing.

Clean Proof
A proof which is free from errors.

Coated Paper
A genera term for Art, Chromo and Enamel papers or similar groups in
which the surface has a mineral coating applied after the body paper is
made. Also known as surface paper..

Coating
A transparent waterbased solution similar in appearance to varnish but
with more improved properties, obtainable in a variety of finishes.

Collate
To put the sections or pages of a book in the correct order.

Colour Bar/Codet
A standard set of bars on proofs in four colour process showing the
strength and evenness of ink and the registration of colours.

Concertina Fold
See Accordion Fold.

Cover
The paper, board etc to which the body of a publication is secured.

Cyan
One of the four process colours used in four-colour printing. This special
shade of blue is sometimes called Process Blue.