- B0
-
ISO paper size for poster
production 1000 x 1414mm.
- B1
-
ISO paper size for
poster production 707 x 1000mm.
- B2
-
ISO paper size
for poster production 500 x 707mm.
- B3
-
ISO paper size
for poster production 353 x 500mm.
- B4
-
ISO paper size
for poster production 250 x 353mm.
- B5
-
ISO paper size
for poster production 176 x 250mm.
- B6
-
ISO paper size
for poster production 125 x 176mm.
- Back Up
-
1. To
print on the second side of a sheet already printed on one side.
-
2. To adjust an image on one side of a sheet so that it aligns back-to-back
with an image on the other side.
- Bench Copies
-
Copies
of Supplement Papers not bound into the main Vote Bundle. Bench copies are for
use within the Committee itself as working papers. Some copies will also be
used by Clerks and Vote Office Editorial Staff for marking Author's
Alterations.
- Bench Work
-
Any operations performed by
hand in the finishing department, e.g. stuffing envelopes, folding by hand,
adding inserts, packing etc.
- Bill
-
The draft form of
an Act submitted by government for consideration in the Houses of Parliament
prior to becoming legislation. PDF files are received from PBO of the
originating House for production. Prints on Azure stock.
- Bind
-
Usually in the bookwork field, but not exclusively, the
joining of leafs or signatures together with either wire, glue or other
means.
- Bindery
-
A department within a printing
company responsible for collating, folding, adhesive binding or wire-stitching
and trimming various printing products.
- Bitmap
-
A
file format used for storing bitmapped (pixelated) images.
- Blank
-
A blank page within a publication - no element
whatsoever appears on a blank.
- Blanket
-
Rubber-coated
pad, mounted on a cylinder of an offset press, that receives the inked image
from the plate and transfers it to the surface to be printed.
- Bleed
-
Printing that extends to the edge of a sheet or page
after trimming.
- Blind Image
-
Image debossed, embossed
or stamped, but not printed with ink or foil.
- Blocking
-
Sticking together of printed sheets causing damage when the surfaces are
separated.
- Blow-Up
-
An enlargement, usually used with
graphic images or photographs
- Blox
-
Books constructed
of loose leaves. Fully collated into individual books awaiting further
finishing operations.
- Blueline
-
Prepress photographic
proof made from stripped negatives where all colours show as blue images on
white paper. Because 'blueline' is a generic term for proofs made from a
variety of materials having identical purposes and similar appearances, it may
also be called a blackprint, blue, blueprint, brownline, brownprint, diazo,
dyeline, ozalid, position proof, silverprint, Dylux.
- Board
Paper
-
General term for paper over 200 gsm that is commonly used
for products such as file folders, displays and post cards.
- Body
-
The main text of work not including the headlines.
- Boiler Plate
-
Blocks of repetitive type used and copied
over and over again.
- Bond paper
-
Category of paper
commonly used for writing, printing and photocopying. Also called business
paper.
- Book Block
-
Folded signatures gathered,
but not yet sewn, trimmed or covered.
- Book Paper
-
Category of paper suitable for books, magazines, catalogues, advertising and
general printing needs. Book paper is divided into uncoated paper (also
called offset paper), coated paper (also called art paper, enamel
paper, gloss paper and slick paper) and text paper.
- Border
-
The decorative design or rule surrounding matter on a
page.
- Bounce
-
1. A repeating registration problem at
the printing stage.
-
2. Customer unhappy with the results of a
printing project and refuses to accept the project.
- Boxes
-
The stations on a finishing line into which folded sections of print
are loaded so that they can be taken into the finished product in the correct
order.
See also
Hopper
and
Feeding
the Boxes
- Bristol Paper
-
General term referring
to paper 6 points or thicker with basis weight between 200-500 gsm. Used for
products such as index cards, file folders and displays.
- Broadside
-
The term used to indicate work printed on one side
of a large sheet of paper.
- Bronzing
-
The effect
produced by dusting wet ink after printing and using a metallic powder.
- Build a Colour
-
To overlap two or more screen tints to
create a new colour. Such an overlap is called a build, colour build, stacked
screen build or tint build.
- Bulk
-
Thickness of paper
relative to its basic weight.
- Bullet
-
A large dot or
similar marking to emphasize text.
- Bundler
-
The
person producing the strapped bundles of folded sections.
- Bundling
-
The process whereby folded print sections from the
Solna web press are bundled together and strapped inside end-boards for
transport to the finishing operation. Approximately 250 sections per
bundle.
- Burst Bind
-
To bind by
forcing glue into notches along the spines of gathered signatures before
affixing a paper cover.
- Butt Register
-
Register where
ink colours meet precisely without overlapping or allowing space between, as
compared to lap register. Also called butt fit and kiss register.
- Buy Out
-
To subcontract for a service that is closely
related to the business of the organisation. Work that is bought out or farmed
out is sometimes called outwork or referred to as being out of house. Also
called farm out.