Glossary
There are many specialised printing terms that you will see on our site and elsewhere in the printing wold. Familiarise yourself with these terms to make buying print as easy as possible.
- What does set off mean?
- What is coated paper?
- What is a Laminate?
- What is uncoated paper?
- What does self-cover mean?
- What is a hickey?
- What are crop marks?
- What is CMYK?
- What is Wire Binding?
- What does RIP mean?
- What is a spine?
- What is a typo?
- What is a watermark?
- What is a visual?
- What is spiral binding?
- What does landscape mean?
- What is top and left binding?
- What is simplex printing?
- What is recycled paper?
- What is artwork?
- What is image resolution?
- What is personalisation?
- What is acetate?
- What is saddle stitching?
- What is a plate?
- What is stock?
- What is a ream?
- What is a proof?
- What is a perforation?
- What is offset lithography?