Fine Print Knowledge Center
The online guide to print and design.
- Live Matter
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The components of a document that change from page to page, such as the main text and graphics. This differs from repeated matter, such as running heads, which remains the same on each page.
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- Live Stamp/Live Postage
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A normal stamp, as opposed to meter postage or postage imprints.
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- Load on End
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When roll paper is loaded so that the end or flat side of the roll is on the floor.
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- Load on Side
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When roll paper is loaded so that the rounded portion of the roll is on the floor. Roll is standing up in rolling position.
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- Local Area Network
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LAN
A network connecting multiple computers within a single location that allows workers to share and print files and exchange e-mail.
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- Localized Watermark
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A watermark that has its design positioned on the dandy roller so that when applied to the paper, it will fall in the same location after it has been cut off as individual sheets.
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- Lockup Space
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On a press, this is the space across the sheet that is unprintable due to the areas on the plate and blanket cylinders that is needed to lock the plate and blanket on the cylinder. This space is generally 3/8” to 1/2”.
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- Log Handling, Log Sorting
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- Logging
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Recording of computer activity used for statistical purposes as well as for backup and recovery. Log files are created for such purposes as storing incoming text dialog, error and status messages and transaction details.
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- Login
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A means of identifying users to gain access to specific computers. This usually includes the user ID name and password.
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- Logo
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A graphic representation of a company name, trademark or product, typically designed for recognizability, memorability and market differentiation. The meaning of a logo is defined by the quality of the thing it represents, not the other way around.
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- Logotype
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1. An organization’’s identifying symbol. Also referred to as logo.
2. In typography, two or more often used combinations of letters. Although they are not joined together, they are still treated as one character for added convenience in composition and to provide character kerning.
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- London International Book Fair
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Held annually in the Olympia halls in London in March, this fair has grown rapidly as a meeting place for all those involved in the book trade in the UK and Europe.
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- Long Fibre Pulp
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- Long Fold
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To fold a sheet lengthwise in the direction of the grain.
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- Long Grain
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- Long Ink
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An ink that has good flow on ink rollers of a press. If the ink is too long, it breaks up into filaments on the press, and causes flying as on a newspaper press.
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- Longevity
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- Look-Through
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The structural appearance of the sheet of paper when viewed by transmitted light. See Opacity.
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- Loop Stitch
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To saddle stitch with staples that are also loops which slip over rings of binders.
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- Loose
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Refers to the condition of a book; the text block is coming loose from the binding at the hinges.
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- Loose Back
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A popular style of binding, in which the spine binding material is not glued to the binding edge of the sheets.
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- Loose Perforation
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- Loose Proof
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- Loose Register
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Color that fits “loosely”; positioning (register) is not critical.
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- Loose-Leaf
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The binding of individual sheets of paper in an exchangeable form, for pages to be added, removed, or relocated in the book.
Loose-leaf bindings are used wherever records of repeatedly changing information must be kept. Instruction manuals, catalogs, and accounting forms are often loose-leaf bound.
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- Loose-leaf Binding
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Holes are punched into the sheets of pages so they can be inserted into either ring or post binders to form the booklet. Standard types of loose leaf binding are either 3-ring binders or plastic post binders.
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- Loss of Tack
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When an adhesive loses its adhesive strength and does not have the initial tack that it should.
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- Lossless Compression
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A method of compressing data that rearranges the data so that it is more compact and allows it to be decompressed without loosing any information. There is a distinct limit to the amount of compression that can be achieved.
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- Lossy Compression
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A method of compressing data by discarding repetitive and useless information to decrease the file size. The discarded data is lost and can not be brought back.
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