Glossary of Printing & Technical Terms

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ECF:

Elementally chlorine free (ECF) means instead of chlorine gas, chlorine derivatives are used, which is a process that is used in both virgin and recycled paper products.

Embed:

Implies the inclusion of elements and data into a computer file necessary to maintain or change the elements when used remotely. A PDF will typically have the fonts and images 'embedded'.

Embossing:

A process performed after printing to stamp a raised (or depressed) image into the surface of paper, using engraved metal embossing dies, extreme pressure, and heat. Embossing styles include blind, deboss and foil-embossed.

Endpapers:

Lining sheets used at each end of a book, used to fasten the end sections to a case bound cover.

EPS:

Encapsulated PostScript file. A computer file format widely used by the printing and graphics industries that can be transferred between different programs.