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Printing

Kiss Impression

Printing

Kiss Impression

A kissing impression is a printing technique where minimal ink or pressure is used to create a subtle impression on paper or other materials. Synon...

Design

Montage

A montage is a composition of visual elements, such as photographs, illustrations, or videos, arranged together to create a unified and cohesive wh...

Printing

Wraparound Plate

Wraparound printing plates are a kind of printing plate that wraps around the cylinder of a printing press. It allows for continuous printing on a ...

Printing

Thermal Dye Sublimation

Thermal dye sublimation is a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye onto materials such as paper, plastic, or fabric. The heat causes the ...

Gum Arabic

Gum Arabic is a natural plant-derived gum obtained from the sap of Acacia trees. In the printing industry, Gum Arabic is commonly used as a key ing...

Printing

Ink Mist

Ink mist refers to fine droplets or particles of ink that become airborne during printing processes, particularly in high-speed or large-scale prin...

Finishing

Hydrophilic

Hydrophilic refers to a substance or material that has a strong affinity for water, allowing it to absorb or interact readily with water molecules....

Printing

Holdout

"Holdout" refers to the ability of paper or substrate to resist the absorption of ink or moisture. Papers with good holdout characteristics prevent...

Bit-Depth

In printing and digital imaging, "bit-depth" refers to the amount of color information or grayscale shades that can be represented in an image. It ...

Printing

Imposition

Imposition is a critical concept in printing, especially in offset lithography and digital printing. It refers to the arrangement of pages on a pri...

Packaging

Skid

In the printing industry, a "skid" refers to a pallet or platform used for stacking and transporting printed materials, such as sheets of paper or ...

Printing

Show-Through

Show-through in printing refers to the phenomenon where printed content from one side of a sheet is visible on the opposite side, often resulting i...

Technique

Washup

Wash up refers to the process of cleaning printing presses, rollers, and other equipment after a print job is completed or when transitioning betwe...