1-0  This means printed black on the front side only.
1-1  This means printed black on both sides.
4-0  This means printed CMYK on the front side only.
4-1  This means printed CMYK on the front side with black printing on the reverse.
4-4  This means printed CMYK on both sides.
Banding  A defect in the print of a graduated print
Bleed  The part of the printed image beyond the area to which the finished sheet will be cut
CMYK (colour)  Standard process colours in four colour printing, cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y) & Black (K).
Cross perforation  A line of perforations running across the width of sheet of paper.
Digital Printing  The printing process where an image is printed directly from a digital file rather than using plates or film.
Digital Proofing  directly from digital files.
Dots per Inch  The frequency of print dots appearing.
Duplex Printing  Printing on both side of a sheet.
Express Printing  Accelerated turnaround. We endeavour to meeting your deadline but time is not of the essence. A premium may apply.
Foil Blocking  Process by which fine leaves of foil are impressed onto a paper.
Half Perforation  A perforation line that does not cross the form.
Half Tone  Tonal graduation by an image composed of dots of varying sizes, the centres of which are equidistant
Just in Time  Printing Document are stored digitally and then printed at a given time.
Laminating  A surface coating applied after the printing process.
Layout  An overall term to describe the design of the form.
Micro Perforation  A very finely cut perforated edge, designed to simulate the effect of a guillotine cut edge.
Nesting  inside one another
OMR  Stands forOptical Mark Recognition.
Perfect Binding  Means of binding books or magazines using adhesive.
Personalised Printing See variable data printing.
PPI  Printed Postal Impressions: an ecomical way to indicate on an envelope that postage has been paid. A printed alternative to stamps and franking machine impressions.
Print on Demand  The ability to print the exact number of documents as and when required.
RGB  The colours red, green and blue.
Register  The accurate positioning of images on a sheet relative to one another.
Register marks  A set of fine line added to original artwork to provide reference points for subsequent processes.
Resolution  Number of dots per unit such as inch or centimetre, etc...
Saddle Stitching  Means of binding using wire for stitching.
Variable Data Printing  The ability to changes each documents or form in a run to include different text or images, so that each is individualised.