Typographical descriptive term for the loop in a letter that enclose a counter as in a "g" or "p".

Typographical term meaning rules which enclosed type matter as a frame.

A headline or title within a box.

The space at head of each column in a ruled table where heading is to be inserted.

Form of bracket,mainly used to group many items under a heading other than for mathematics.

Pairs of marks used for enclosing words, figures,etc.These are Parentheses,Square brackets, Angle brackets and Brace.

A form of blind embossing to produce raised round marks which blind people can read by touching.

(1) Alloy of copper with tin or zinc.
(2) A cut die made from metal used for blocking.

Small hand roller for applying ink to type when proofing.

American term meaning to colour separate the mechanical into printing colours.

Paper term for measurement of the limiting length of a uniformly wide strip of paper where the strip held by one end breaks due to its own weight.

The quality of paper by specifying its breaking length in metre.

(1) Measure of a paper's reflectance with a blue light of wavelength 457 nm.This is a standard which readily detect the yellowing of paper. See Whiteness.
(2) Photographic term for the light reflected by the copy. Measured in cd/sq.cm.Also called Luminance.

The original bristol board, made in Bristol, England was a pasted basted board made of rag content paper. Now, generally refer to good quality paperboard with smooth finish.

A band of light wave or sound wave with a wide range of frequencies.

A filter that transmits a range of light waves.see Narrowband filter.

(1) Any sheet in its basic size, i.e.not folded or cut.
(2) In newspapers,it refers to a large format such as Hong Kong's daily and evening newspapers. Also called Broadside in America. see Tabloid.

America term. see Broadsheet.

From the French, meaning something stitched together.see Booklet.

Defective paper discarded during manufacture and usually re-pulped. Usually marked xxx. see Retree.

Photographic light-sensitive paper coated with silver bromide, used in photographic reproduction or phototypesetting,producing a positive image. Also used loosely to refer to other light-sensitive photographic papers.

Process for obtaining a metallic printed effect such as gold. It is first printed with an adhesive ink and the bronze powder is then dusted on by hand, or by a bronzing machine.

Also known as Vandyke or brownline.A term mainly used in America for proofs produced by contact. See Blueline.

A grey or mottled effect, most noticeable in coated papers. It is a paper defect caused by undue heat or pressure in the calendars.

A system for offset print quality control introduced by Felix Brunner of Switzerland.This system has been accepted as a standard in Europe.

Method of coating a web of paper where the coating mix is distributed by a set of stationary and oscillating brushes.

Method of folding sheets of paper where the sheet is bent or buckled by a metal plate. See Knife folding.

A strong fabric made of jute, cotton or linen, glazed and stiffened by size or glue used for book covers.

A temporary storage area for information. Buffers may be used to hold material awaiting input to a computer or output to a peripheral device. Often, a buffer is needed to compensate for differences in speed of two interconnected devices.

A defect that prevents a computer or program from operating correctly.

Graphic term for a letter which is first drawn and filled in after.