·         ART or COPY: furnished materials to be used in the production of printing.

·         FORMAT: the size, type page, margins, printing requirements, etc., of a final piece.

·          FONT: a complete assortment of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. of a given design.

·         GRADUATED TINTS: lighter tone areas of a solid color.

·         DUOTONE: a term for a two-color halftone  reproduction from a one-color photograph.

·         BLACK & WHITE or CAMERA-READY: art  or copy which is ready for photography.

·         DUMMY: a preliminary layout showing the  position of illustrations and text as they are  to appear in the final reproduction.

·         SHEET-FED PRESS: a press which prints on stacked sheets of paper.

·         WEB PRESS: a press which prints on roll-fed paper.

·         PROCESS COLOR PRINTING: the subtractive primaries: yellow, magenta, cyan and black are used to achieve full color reproduction.

·         SPOT COLOR PRINTING: specific ink colors are specified in this method from the Pantone© Matching System of inks. Black is one spot color.

·         REGISTRATION: the fitting of two or more images in exact alignment with one another.

·         REAM: five hundred sheets of paper.

·         OPACITY: that property of paper which minimizes the show-through of printing from the back side or the next sheet.

·         GRIPPER EDGE: the leading edge of the paper as it passes through the press. The unprintable edge is usually 1/2" to 3/8".

·         BLEED: an extra amount of printed image which extends beyond the trim edge of the sheet of paper.

·         COLLATE: in binding, the gathering of sheets or signatures.

·         SADDLE STITCH: in binding, to fasten a booklet by wiring (stapling) it through the middle of the folded sheets.

·         SPIRAL BINDING: a book bound with wires in spiral form inserted through holes punched along the binding side.

·         COMB BINDING: a book bound with plastic combs inserted through holes punched along the binding side.

·        DIE CUTTING: the process of using sharp steel rules to cut special shapes for labels, boxes and containers.