Jargon A-Z

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A-Z of commonly used printing terminology

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Halftone
(1) The process by which a continuous tone image is simulated by a
pattern of dots of varying sizes.
(2) An image reproduced by the halftone process.
 
Head
The margin at the top of the page.
 
Hickie, Hickey
A common printing defect, visible as a spot surrounded by a blank halo,
caused by a speck of dirt pushing the paper away from the printing
plate.