The body matter of a page, as distinct from headings and display type.

Area occupied by text on a page, excluding running head and folio. See Type area.

The process of changing text by adding, deleting and rearranging letters words, sentences and paragraphs.

The principal matter in a book as distinct from the "priliminary matter" and "end matter".

(1)Fine quality paper for printed publicity work, such as programs, company annual reports, etc.
(2)The body paper of a magazine or book as distinct from the cover stock. Synonymous with Book paper.

See Run-around.

A book meeting certain specification standards made for quantity distribution to schools or cooleges.

The surface character of a material, e.g. rough, smooth, with a pattern, etc.

A non-impact printer. Heat is applied to the print head which is made up of pins. The pins are puched against a ribbon carrying waxed ink which is transferred to the paper in the form of dots.

An imitation of "copper plate engraving" in which a raised image is obtained by printing witha very sticky ink or varnish. This is then dusted with a fine powder, which may be pigmented, and which is then heated to fuse it to the paper in a relief pattern.

Superior, stronger mechanical pulp produced from steam-heated wood chips.

Materials which have the property of softening repeatedly on the application of heat, and of hardening again on cooling. Molecules of thermoplastics take the form of long chains.

Materials soften only once on the application of heat, when they harden irreversibly. Their   molecules take the form of three-dimensional networks.

A feature of some word-processing packages. Synonyms for words can by accessed on-line by highlighting a word and activating the dictionary program behind it.

A type spacing piece equal to one third of an em.

An increase in   the size of the half-tone dots or the thickening of stroke of type characters. Opposite of "sharpen".

A type spacing piece equal to one-fifth of an em.

Clear liquids(solvents, diluents, oils, and vehicles)added to inks to reduce viscosity, or tack. See Reducer.

A computer that uses integrated circuits, disc storage and on-line terminals.

Fully computerised phototypesetting system which uses digital fount and cathode ray tubes to generate the typographical images and expose the film.

A size of paper obtained by sub-dividing a broadsheet into thirty-two parts. Used to describe book size. For A size paper, it equivalents to A5, which is a common book size.

The property of letterpress and offset inks of becoming fluid when stirred and setting to a semi solid tate when left at rest for some times.

Binding method using meltable threads as "stitches" to secure individual and gathered sections. The thread, of adhesive nature, are place on the folding machine. At the time of folding, the knife will push the thread into the fold. After gathering, heat is applied to melt the trimming and forwarding.

Conventional sewing. See Sewing.

Synonymous with "saddle thread stitch". See Saddle stitch.

Also called "adhesive binding", "perfect binding". See Adhesive binding.

Process work using the yellow, magenta and cyan without black.

A guillotine designed with three knives for trimming sizeable stacks of books or magazines. One trim removes the feet and heads and another the foredge.

A folded, tipped  page which opens ut to a size larger than the book size. Also called Fold-out, Gatefold.