Fine Print Knowledge Center
The online guide to print and design.
- Cleanedge Carbon
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Carbon paper that has an uncoated strip on at least one edge. The cleanedge is used for easier handling or for gluing purposes. Also referred to as clearedge carbon.
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- Cleaning Utilities
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A feature on most inkjet printers where ink is sprayed through the nozzles of the cartridge in order to unclog them.
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- Clear Area
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A required clear space, containing no data marks, which precedes the start character of a symbol and follows the stop character. Also known as the “quiet area.”
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- Clear Coat
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A coating applied to a printed product to protect against abrasion, chemicals, moisture, sunlight or a combination of these.
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- Clear Cover
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A special plastic material designed to work well with the Fastback binders. Unlike some other plastics, Clear Cover will not melt when binding. It is also compatible with the Foilfast binder, allowing you to add foil printing to transparent covers.
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- Clear Liner
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A thin plastic adhesive sheet designed to make book rebinding easier than ever. Ideally suited to the fast repair of non-archival books.
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- Clear Text
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Plain Text – Textual data in the ASCII format that is not encrypted. Most portable format used because it is supported by almost every application on every machine
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- Clear Zone
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The clear zone is an area on a document that cannot contain any printing that will interfere with the bar code, OCR or MICR encoding being read accurately by scanning equipment. Any printing in this area, other than the encoding, must be printed in an ink that cannot be read by the scanner.
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- Clearcutting
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Method of harvest in which most of the trees are removed at the same time, although some trees are left for wildlife and to shade streams. Clear cut harvesting is effective for regenerating Douglas-fir trees, which are shade intolerant and cannot thrive under a forested canopy.
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- Cleat Bind
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- Client
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An application operating on a personal computer that needs the server to do some of the operations. For example, World Wide Web clients commonly known as browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, allow you to access the internet.
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- Client/Server Architecture
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Servers are dedicated to managing files, printers, network traffic, databases, and others. Clients are PCs or workstations on which applications are run and rely on the servers for resources or computing power.
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- Client/Server Computing
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A system in which databases and most programming code are stored on a server which handles the bulk of the processing. A desktop computer, or client provides the user interface but does little of the processing.
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- Client/Server Network
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A network arrangement where each computer on the network is a client or server. The servers manage the disk drives, printers and network traffic. The clients are the workstations that run the applications. The clients rely on the server for all the necessary resources to run the applications.
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- Clip Art
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Illustrations or drawings that are available to use as artwork for your layout. Clip art is available for purchase on glossy sheets or in digital form.
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- Clipping Path
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An outline, embedded into the file, that tells an application which areas of a picture should be considered transparent.
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- Clipping Service
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A company that collects articles of interest from newspapers and periodicals for its clients.
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- Cloisonne
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Metal emblems that are stamped from a die. A colored paste made from ground glass is applied into the recessed areas of the emblem. The emblem is then fired at 1400 degrees and polished by stone and pumice to achieve brilliant color.
Gullies and ridges separate each individual color, so fine lines between colors are difficult to achieve. This is considered a very high-quality product, and is slightly more costly than other alternatives.
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- Cloning
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A procedure used in an image editing program where a pixel or many pixels are duplicated and placed into another area of a picture. Cloning is sometimes used when more or less detail is desired in a specific area.
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- Close Register
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When two colors fit tightly together with little or no trap allowance. This requires precise alignment when printing.
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- Close Up
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A mark used to indicate closing space between characters or words. Usually used in proofing stages.
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- Closed Face
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- Closed Loop System
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A completely automated control system. Software used on printing presses to control color levels and density with the use of an automated densitometer.
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- Closed Source
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Closed source is an antonym for open source software and refers to any program whose license does not meet the definition of open source software. Generally, it means only the binaries of a computer program are distributed and the license provides no access to the program’s source code, rendering modifications to the software technically impossible for practical purposes.
The source code of such programs is usually regarded as a trade secret of the company.
Access to source code by third parties commonly requires the party to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
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- Closing Date
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1. The final date by which advertising must be delivered if it is to appear in a specific issue or program
2. The deadline to submit the final version of advertising material or a manuscript for publication to a magazine’s specific issue.
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- CLS
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- CLUT
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Color Lookup Table
A palette of colors within image editing applications and system software.
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- CMR
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Competitive Media Reporting
Reports strategic intelligence to advertisers, advertising agencies, broadcasters and publishers.
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- CMS
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1. Color Management System
A set of computer programs used to accurately translate color calibration. It ensures consistent color from prepress through print production by calibrating color between scanners, monitors, imagesetters, proofers, printers and other devices in the workflow process.
2. Content Management System
A software application which allows you to manage your content online through your internet browser. You can find a full list of CMS solutions at www.cmsmatrix.org
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- CMYK
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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
The primary pigment colors used in 4 color process printing and most desktop publishing programs. CMY are the subtractive primary colors and are used to reproduce full color on the printed sheet. If these pigments are combined in equal amounts, black is supposed to be produced, but because of imperfections with the pigments, a muddy brown color is produced. For that reason, black (represented by K) is added to give definition to color reproduction and to create bolder text.
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