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Introduction: A Brief History of Printing

PrePress: Planning and Strategy; Design Tips; Color Management; File Submission; Proofing; Materials and Stocks; Inks; Platemaking

Types of Printing: Offset Lithography; Digital Printing; Screen Printing; Gravure; Thermography; Flexography; Letterpress; Large Format

Specialty Printing: 3D Printing; Promotional; Security Printing; Green Printing

Types of Finishes: Coatings; Binding; Folding; Scoring; Die Cutting; Embossing; Foil Stamping; Perforations

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Term: Unit

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1. A term that most typesetting systems refer to as the smallest increments in size and width of characters that is possible.

2. A complete station on a press that consists of an inking system, plate cylinder, blanket cylinder and impression cylinder.

Each color being printed uses a unit on the press.

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