contone
adjectiveIndustrial printing
Having a continuous range of tones from white to black, rather than an approximation such as stippling.
Industrial printing
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copyedit
To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
core
particular parts of technical instruments or machines essential in function:
coronis
A device, curved stroke, or flourish formed with a pen, coming at the end of a book or chapter; a colophon. For example: ⸎, ۞.
counterproof
The inverted image of an original proof.
counterpunch
A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
cropmark
Any of the marks placed at the corners of a form to indicate where the page is to be trimmed.
crown
A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 × 15 inches.
D
Abbreviation of duodecimo, as adopted by the American Library Association.
deleatur
dele (“mark signifying deletion”)
desensitize
To make non-image portions of (a lithographic stone or plate) repellent to ink.
device
An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
diamond
The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+¹⁄₂-point.
digital press
A high-speed industrial digital printer.
display
To make conspicuous by using large or prominent type.
distribute
To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
distribution
The process of sorting the types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.
distributor
An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
dossil
A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.
double English
The size of type between double pica and double great primer, standardized as 28-point.
double great primer
The size of type between double English and meridian, standardized as 36-point.
double letter
Two letters on one shank; a ligature.
double pica
A large size of type, standardized as (UK) 22- or (US) 24-point.
double small pica
A large size of type, standardized as (UK) 21- or (US) 22-point.
doublet
A word or phrase set a second time by mistake.
doubleweight
adjectiveIndustrial printing
Being or relating to a paper of twice the ordinary weight.
drive out
To set closely; to take up less space because the typesetter uses type that is thinner than the copy or the typesetter whites out more or squeezes in more lines on each page.
ductor
A device, usually in the form of an oscillating roller, for transferring ink from a source to the ink train rollers in a controlled manner.
duodecimo
A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.
dust jacket
The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide a blurb.
dyeline
A system of printing using diazo dyes.
editio princeps
The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form.
editioning
The process of making a small number of prints available, in order to make the print more lucrative.
electrotype
a plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing
emerald
A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.
English
A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.
engraving
The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.
ennage
The number of ens involved in a typesetting job.
errata
An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed.
excelsior
The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.
factotum
A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.
fall out
To fall off due to the quoins holding it in place having become wet and therefore loose.
fat
Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
flong
A mould, especially one made from papier-mâché, used to create a stereotype.
flower
Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc.
fly
A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.
fo
Abbreviation of folio, page and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20").
folio
A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages.
fondu
The graded shift from one color into another.
foot stick
A bevelled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
footstick
A sloped or beveled piece of wood or metal placed against the foot of a page that is being typeset, and locked in place by quoins.
form
The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
foxing
The discoloration of printed material with brown marks.
friar
A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
frisket
A thin frame in a printing press that holds the sheet of paper in position and acts as a mask.
fudge box
A mechanical contrivance into which linotype slugs containing late-breaking news are clamped.
furniture
The pieces of wood or metal put around pages of type to make proper margins and fill the spaces between the pages and the chase.
galley
An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
galley proof
A trial page or proof of continuous text that has not been divided into pages.
gem
A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.