Glossary of Printing & Technical Terms

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ISDN:

An older file transfer system relying on phone lines. Broadband has in the main replaced this.

Image area:

Portion of paper where ink appears.

Imagesetter:

A machine that converts the digital file into film.

Imposition:

Positioning pages in a press-ready form so that they will be in the correct numerical sequence after folding.

Indicia:

Postal information place on a printed product.

Intensity:

Colour saturation.

Interleaving:

Slip sheeting. When sheets of paper are placed in-between printed sheets to avoid set off.

ISO9001:

Internationally recognised quality management system.

ISO14001:

Internationally recognises environmental management system.

Ivory board:

A smooth high white board used for business cards etc.