- Antique Finish
A paper surface with a natural rough
finish.
- Basic Size
Parent sheet size of a grade of paper.
25 x 38 for book papers
20 x 26 for cover papers
22˝ x 28˝ or
22˝ x 35 for bristols
25˝ x 30˝ for
index.
- Basis Weight
Weight (in pounds) of a ream of paper (500
sheets) in the basic size for that grade.
- Bond Paper
A grade of writing or printing paper
generally manufactured for letterheads, or forms. Basic size is 17 x 22
- Book Paper
Generic term for coated and uncoated
papers. Basic size is 25 x 38
- Bulk
Paper thickness. Sometimes used as the
number of pages per inch.
- Caliper
Thickness of paper in mils, or thousandths
of an inch.
- Cast Coated
Paper coated and dried against a polished
cylinder for a high-gloss finish.
- Card Stock
A heavyweight paper also known as Cover.
Used as covers of catalogs, brochures, books or business cards.
- Coated Paper
Paper with a coating to produce various
smooth finishes.
- Cockle
A paper surface created by air drying,
giving the paper a wavy look.
- Cover Paper
Heavyweight stock used for covers of
catalogs, brochures, books or business cards.
- Curl
Misshaping of a sheet due to moisture
absorption or differences between sides of a two-sided sheet.
- DP
"Dual Purpose" for use in
printing and copying.
- Dandy Roll
In papermaking, the cylinder that creates
a laid, wove, or watermark effect.
- Dot Gain
A printing problem where dots print larger
than desired, creating darker tones or color imbalances.
- Dots Per Inch (DPI)
A reference for the resolution of a
printed or screened image. Higher numbers mean higher resolution or more dots composing an
image.
- Dummy
A sample layout that shows the position of
graphics and text for the final printed piece. Also, a blank layout showing general look
and size of a piece.
- Embossed
A paper surface textured in one of a
variety of patterns by passing the paper through engraved steel rolls.
- Enamel
A coated sheet or the coating on a sheet.
- English Finish
A book paper term for sheets that are
smother and more consistent than machined sheets.
- Felt
A paper surface textured by the passing of
the paper while wet between two pieces of fabric during manufacturing.
- Finish
Term describing the characteristics of a
paper's surface
- Cockle
A paper surface created by air drying,
giving the paper a wavy look.
- Embossed
A paper surface textured in one of a
variety of patterns by passing the paper through engraved steel rolls.
- Felt
A paper surface textured by the passing of
the paper while wet between two pieces of fabric during manufacturing.
- Laid
A watermark, giving a closely lined look
in the finish.
- Vellum
A toothy surface, relatively absorbent for
good ink penetration.
- Free Sheet
Paper made without mechanical wood pulp.
- Grain
The direction that fibers in a sheet run.
Indicative of the direction in which paper is made on a paper machine
- Gripper
Metal clamp that grabs the leading edge of
a sheet and control its path through a press.
- Groundwood Pulp
Wood pulp made by machine for newsprint
and magazine papers.
- Holdout
Coated paper with low ink absorption has
good holdout. The ink sets on the surface of the paper and tends to be sharper.
- Laid
A watermark, giving a closely lined look
in the finish.
- Laser Papers
Papers with special coatings or hard
finishes that are optimized for laser printers and copiers.
- Mechanical Pulp
Same as groundwood pulp. Pulp produced by
grinding logs and wood chips into pulp.
- Newsprint
Paper made primarily from groundwood pulp.
- Offset Paper
An uncoated or coated sheet specially
suited for offset printing.
- Opacity
The ability for paper to minimize the
show-through of material printed on its other side, or to the next sheet.
- PCW (Post Consumer Waste)
Percentage of fiber used in the process of
making paper that has been previously used.
- Recycled Paper
Paper consisting of some amount of
previously discarded paper.
- Screen Angles
Technique used in 4 color printing which
sets halftone screens at various angles to avoid moiré patterns.
- Sulphate Pulp
Paper pulp from wood chips and
pressure-cooked in a solution of caustic soda and sodium sulphide. Also known as kraft.
- Sulphite Pulp
Paper pulp made from wood chips and
pressure-cooked in a solution of bisulphite of lime.
- Text Paper
Fine quality papers often used for
announcements, booklets, annual reports, and other jobs where a variety of surface
textures and colors are desired.
