Fine Print Knowledge Center
The online guide to print and design.
- Dedicated Line
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A permanent connection to the Internet using a separate phone line; it is also called a private line and a leased line.
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- Dedicated System
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A system used for one dedicated purpose such as a composition or editorial, purchased for the sole purpose of publishing.
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- Dedication Copy
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A copy of a book specifically inscribed by the author to a particular person.
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- Dedication Page
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The page of a book that lists the persons and/or institutions to whom the author has committed the work.
It is usually located opposite the copyright page.
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- Deep flap
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The closure flap folds down over 90% of the bottom and side flaps of the envelope.
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- Deep shadow
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An area of an image not directly lit.
There are two categories of shadows: umbra and penumbra. Umbra denotes completely shadowed areas and is formed when there is only one pointed light source, as a result of which the area behind the object is completely unlit.
Penumbra refers to partially lit areas, when the light source is not pointed or when there is more than light source.
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- Default
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A value or standard that has been placed in computer programs or Web applications to create a position that establishes one type of understood procedure that will exist unless changed by the operator or client using the program or application.
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- Definition
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The degree to which fine image detail has been produced.
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- Definitive Edition
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- Degreasing
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Before making a stencil, the mesh should be degreased with a suitable degreasing agent.
Please do not use household detergents!
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- Deinking
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A treatment to remove the printing ink from wastepaper so that the secondary fibers can be reprocessed. The deinking process makes it possible for higher-grade stocks to be manufactured from recyled content. The reprocessed pulp that results is known as DIP, or deinked pulp.
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- Delamination
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The separating of splitting of joined layers of laminated product or sheet stock as they come apart.
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- Delimiter
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A a symbol that separates and organizes elements of data. Delimiters are used in almost every application on a computer. Ex. A backslash (\) is used to separate directories and filenames
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- Delivery
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The end of a press where the newly printed sheets are stack or rolls are rewound.
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- Demographics
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The social and economic characteristics of a group of people, such as sex, age education, income, type of residence and family size.
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- Densitometer
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An instrument used for calculating density. It is used by printers to determine if film has been properly exposed and processed and also to verify proper ink coverage on the press. Reflection densitometers calculate the reflect light from a surface and transmission densitometers calculate the amount of light that is transmitted through film and other materials.
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- Densitometry
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Densitometry is the quantitative measurement of ink density or the amount of ink per unit of area. It is used to determine tonal values, but not color hues. Densitometry can be used in photography and in reproduction for quality assurance purposes.
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- Density
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1. The degree of lightness or darkness of a color or the level at which it can block out and absorb light.
2. The paper’’s weight in comparison to its bulk. A paper weighing more but that is thinner than another paper is more dense.
The level of compaction of the fibers in paper affect its density.
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- Density Range
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The measure of tonal values derived by calculating the difference in density from the shadow tones to the highlight tones of an image, film negative or film positive.
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- Dentelle
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A decorative lace-like pattern on the inner edge of a book cover that is inspired from embroidery and the decorative arts.
This binder’s technique was used primarily in France in the 18th century.
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- Dents
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- Depth
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On continuous forms, it is the dimension from one cross perf to the next that divides the individual forms. On unit sets, it is the dimension parallel to the stub as it is cut off at the collator. Allowable depth sizes of a continuous and the cut off sizes of a unit set are determined by the circumference of the plate cylinders.
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- Depth of Field
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The entire focused area within a digital camera’’s photo range, both near and far. A large depth of field will mean there is reasonably sharp focus for the subject matter close to the camera and the background behind the subject.
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- Depth of Focus
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The distance range over which the film could be shifted at the film plane inside the camera and still have the subject appear in sharp focus; often misused to mean depth of field.
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- Descender
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On lower case letters, it is the lower part that extends below the baseline, such as on the letters g, j, p, and y in comparison to the letters a, c, e, m, and n.
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- Descreening
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A feature used in scanning software that is supposed to blur or merge dot patterns into a solid set of pixels. Descreening softens and distorts the artwork, avoiding moiré patterns.
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- Desensitizing
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A process where desensitizing ink is used on carbonless forms to prevent image transfer in specific areas. The ink is applied to the front side of the CF and/or CFB paper where image transfer is not desired. The ink causes the CF coating to be deactivated or desensitized, preventing an image transfer to take place between the CB and CFB and/or CF papers.
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- Design Grid
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An arrangement system consisting of horizontal and vertical lines in which all text blocks, images and pictures are contained, it is used to prevent the disorganized presentation of images, tables and other design elements. The definition of a design grid is part of the field of macrotypography.
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- Desktop
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A word used to describer the computer’’s working or operating environment. It includes the screen layout, the menu bar, and the program icons associated with the machine’’s operating system. Desktop is also used to describe the opening or main screen where commonly used icons, representing software programs, documents, folders, file drawers, and printers, are stored for easy access.
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- Desktop Publishing Stripping
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Assembling all elements electronically in final impostion to output directly to negative or plate
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