Glossary of Printing & Technical Terms

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Web:

Printing method that used a reel of paper.

Wire-O binding:

A method of wire binding books along the binding edge that will allow the book to lay flat.

Work and tumble:

To print one side of a sheet of paper then turn the sheet over from gripper to back using the opposite gripper edge but the same side guide to print the second side.

Work and turn:

To print one side of a sheet of paper then turn the sheet over from left to right and print the second side using the same gripper edge to print the second side.

Woodfree paper:

Paper that containing chemical wood pulp and not mechanical wood pulp. This is usually purer and stronger than mechnical paper and does not contain traces or specs of wood.