Printing Terms Glossary
Natural
Color – A paper term used to describe a very light brown color of
paper. May also be referred to as antique, cream, ivory,
off-white or mellow white.
Nested – A bindery term that refers to printed signatures that
have been assembled inside one another in the proper sequence for binding,
as compared to gathered. Also referred to as inset.
Neutral Gray – Gray with no hue or color cast.
Negative – A sheet of exposed analog film containing an image in which the values of the original are reversed so that the dark areas in the subject appear light on the film and vice-versa.
News Print – A paper term which refers to a type of paper that
is used used in printing newspapers. Considered low quality and “a short
life use.”
Newton Ring – A prepress term used to describe a flaw in a photograph
or halftone that looks like a drop of oil or water.
Nipping – A bindery term which refers to the process of expelling
air from a gathered or nested book at the sewing stage.
Non-Repro Blue – A light blue color that does not record on graphic
arts film, therefore may be used to preprint layout grids and write instructions
on mechanicals. Also referred to as drop-out blue, ands fade-out
blue.
Novelty Printing – Printing on products such as coasters, pencils,
balloons, golf balls and ashtrays, known as advertising specialties or premiums.
Nth – A direct mailing term describing the extraction of a sample from a list of names on an interval basis. For example, a 7th - name selection would take every seventh name on the file based on whatever sequence the names are in.
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