Printing Terms Glossary

Image Area – The actual area on the printed matter which contains all printed content.
 
Imagesetter – A general prepress term which can refer to a variety of imaging output devices which use lasers to transfer images on photosensitive paper, analog film or printing plates.
 
Imposition – A prepress term referring to the arrangement of pages ona signature so they will appear in proper sequence after press sheets are folded and bound.
 
Impression – A general printing term referring to one press sheet passing once through a printing unit on the press.
 
Impression Cylinder – A metal cylinder on a press that pushes paper against the plate or blanket, thus forming the image.

Imprint – A term referring to the process of printing new copy on a previously printed sheet, such as imprinting an employee’s name on business cards. Also referred to as a surprint.
 
Ink Balance – a term which describes the relationship of the densities and dot gains of process inks to each other and to a standard density of neutral gray.
 
Ink Fountain – A reservoir on a printing press that stores and supplies ink to the inking rollers.
 
Ink Jet Printing – A method of printing text or images by spraying droplets of ink through computer-controlled nozzles.

Insert – A printed piece that has been prepared for insertion into a publication of other printed material.
 
Intaglio Printing – A method of printing such as Gravure or Engraving which uses image carriers with two surface levels, having inked areas lower than noninked areas. Also referred to as recess printing.
 
Integral Proof – A composite color proof of separations shown on one piece of proofing paper, as compared to an overlay proof. Also referred to as composition proof, laminate proof, plastic proof and single-sheet proof.
 
Interleaves – Printed pages that are loosely inserted into a publication or other printed material.

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