• Bleed: Printing that goes to the edge of the sheet after trimming.
  • CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and blacK inks and toners used to simulate complex color.
  • Coated paper: A clay-coated paper with a gloss, dull, or matte finish.
  • Crop marks: Printed lines showing where to trim a printed sheet.
  • Duotone: A halftone picture made up of two printed colors.
  • Four-color process: Combining four basic ink colors to create the illusion of many colors.
  • Halftone: Converting a continuous tone to dots for printing.
  • Knock out: To mask out an image.
  • PMS: The abbreviation for Pantone Color Matching System.
  • RGB: Color is displayed using brightness values of Red, Green and Blue
  • Saddle stitch: Binding a booklet or magazine with staples in the seam where it folds.
  • Score: A crease put on paper to help it fold better.
  • Stock: The material to be printed.
  • Trapping: The ability to accurately print one ink over the other.
  • Uncoated paper: Paper with no clay coating as in common letterhead and copy papers.