Fine Print Knowledge Center
The online guide to print and design.
- Reflective Copy
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Artwork, photographs or paintings that reflect light off their surface as opposed to transparent copy.
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- Reflective Ink
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Inks that can be read by the human eye but cannot be read by a scanner.
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- Reflector
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- Refresh Rate
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1. The amount of time it takes for the screen to rewrite the image.
2. In a digital camera, beginning with the activation of the shutter button, the refresh rate is the length of time required to process and create the digital image.
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- Register
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1. Aligning the images of each color so that they are printed in the proper location on the paper.
2. Aligning one part of a form with the next so that all parts are aligned. All parts must be in register so that when the form is imprinted or filled out, the impression will transfer to the proper location on each part.
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- Register Bond
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Lightweight bond paper manufactured for the printing of business forms, also referred to as forms bond.
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- Register Forms
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Forms manufactured specifically to be used in register machines.
They are similar to a continuous forms except the do not have the margin stubs on the left and right sides.
The forms have two holes punched on them at the top or bottom, which are used to feed them through the register machine.
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- Register Marks
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The printed marks used to align color separations for printing so that each color registers with each other.
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- Registered Emboss
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A process that places the embossed image in alignment with another element created with ink, foil, punching, or with a second embossed image.
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- Registration Marks
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Cross-haired lines that help visually ensure that a set of films or printing plates are in register, to produce a sharp registered result.
Many modern printing presses have sensors which can automatically detect registration marks and ensure registration.
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- Reinforced Dust Jacket
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A dust jacket that has been strengthened with tape by the previous owner.
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- Relative Record Data Set
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RRDS
Data set whose records are identified by their RRN (Relative Record Number).
Record one in the data set is RRN1, record two is RRN2 and so on.
Record are accessed according to their relative position in the file.
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- Release Coat
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A coating which is usually a silicone material which is applied to the liner.
This coating allows the liner to separate from the facestock.
The type of release coating will vary according to how difficult it must be for the facestock to release from the liner.
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- Release Liner
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The backer material or carrier sheet of a pressure sensitive material.
It protects the adhesive until time of use.
Generally has a release coating applied to allow the adhesive to release easily.
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- Relief
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All printing processes in which the non-printing areas of the block or plate are carved, engraved, or etched away.
Inks are applied onto the protected surface and transferred onto the paper.
The reverse process is known as intaglio printing.
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- Relief Printing
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A printing method where the plate used to print with has two levels to it.
The higher level is the image area that carries the ink.
Flexography and letterpress are relief printing methods.
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- Remainder
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Books that are discounted from the publisher because of over-printing or lack of sales, or because the book has been revised.
They are often sold to booksellers in bulk and usually have remainder marks on the outside edge or binding of the book.
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- Remainder Mark
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A publisher’s written mark on a book indicating it is a remainder.
It is usually done with a permanent pen, stamp, or spray paint on the outside edge or on the binding of the book.
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- Remote Access
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Interacting with a distant computer by means of dial-up, modem, etc., using a standard telephone line.
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- Remote Bar Coding System
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RBCS
The system assists in reading addresses that can’‘t be read by the OCR, such as ones that are handwritten. An image of the address is sent to a computer where an operator adds missing information and corrects errors.
The image is then sent back to the OCR to be processed and bar coded.
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- Remote Execution Protocol
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REXEC
A protocol that permits the execution of a commands on a foreign host.
The results of the command execution are received by the local host.
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- Remote Host
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Any host on the network, excluding the workstation you are working on.
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- Remote Job Entry
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RJE
An operation that permits the submission, of a job being processed, from a remote point and then allows it to be delivered back to that point when it is completed.
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- Remote Procedure Call
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RPC
A facility, which includes a library of procedures and external data representation, that a client uses to request that a procedure call from a server be executed.
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- Remote Proofing
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Digitally transmitting a file of a proof to an outside location so that the proof can be output at that location for approval.
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- Removability
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A term which is used to describe the force that is necessary to remove a label from a surface without causing damage.
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- Removable Adhesive
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A removable label can be removed from the substrate without pieces remaining on the surface. Depending on its level of tack, a removable label can damage the surface of some materials, such as wood and suede.
After a period of time or exposure to weather, the removable label will become permanent.
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- Render
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The process of adding realism to a graphics image by adding three-dimensional features, such as shading and color variation and shadows.
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- Rendering
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The accurate representation of three-dimensional models by a computer, whereby the object is given the most realistic surface possible, illuminated by an artificial light source and embedded in an equally three-dimensional environment with light, shadows, reflections, etc.
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- Renewal
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A direct mail package the is requesting membership renewal.
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