Print Tech & Graphic Imaging CHAPTER 17

Vocab Chapter 17

Electronic publications.

e-pubs

The process of joining together multiple pages of a printed product by various means, including sewing, stapling, spiral wire, and adhesives.

Binding

The text elements (words) used in producing printed products. Also known as manuscript or text.

Copy

Taking individual still images with slight variations and running them together to create the illusion of motion.

Animation

A segment of the graphic communications industry that produces various products for customers, including forms, newspaper inserts, and catalogs.

Commercial Printing

A computer application often used for websites that include the ability to publish, edit content, manage workflow, and organize and maintain data.

Content Management System (CMS)

A segment of the graphic communications industry that produces physical trade books, such as general interest nonfiction and fiction, and textbooks.

Book Printing

The final preparation of the author’s or writer’s manuscript for publication, including checking the text and graphic elements for accuracy.

Editing

A general term that applies to the many operations carried out during or following printing that enhance or complete the final printed product.

Finishing

A segment of the graphic communications industry consisting of plants that primarily print materials such as checks, currency, and legal documents.

Financial Printing

The process of setting type and image layout for a page.

Page Composition

A printing method that uses the forces of electric current and static electricity to fuse toner or ink onto a page.

Electrostatic Printing

A subdivision of commercial printing consisting of shops specializing in rapidly completing short-run printing and copying services for business customers.

Quick Printing

A specialized machine used to transfer an image from an image carrier to a substrate, usually paper.

Printing Press

A process involving the use of a specialized machine to transfer an image from an image carrier to a substrate, usually paper.

Printing

A segment of the graphic communications industry that uses images printed on many different types of materials, such as plastic, paper, cardboard, corrugated board, and foil.

Package Printing