- Daily
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Generic term for the House of
Commons Order Paper, the first (top) section of the Vote Bundle which details
the day's business within the House of Commons. Printed on Sovereign Wove,
Bench Copies will also be produced.
- Daily Supplement
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Generic term for the paper produced for the Sitting of a House of Commons
Committee. It contains the amendments to a particular Bill in the order they
are to be considered. Printed on Sovereign Wove, Bench Copies will also be
produced.
- Darby Daily
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Generic term used to refer to
the work list of jobs for production in order of progress by Eric Darby,
Planning Manager.
- Data Compression
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Technique of
reducing the amount of storage required to hold a digital file and allow it to
be processed or transmitted more quickly.
- Deboss
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To
press an image into paper so it lies below the surface. Also called
tool.
- Deckle Edge
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Edge of paper left ragged as
it comes from the papermaking machine instead of being cleanly cut. Also
called featheredge.
- Deferred Divisions
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1.
Divisions within the House of Commons which do not take place at the time of
the relevant debate.
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2. Generic term used to define the
section of the Vote Bundle on which the Deferred Division ballot papers are
printed. Appears once a week, on a Wednesday, printed on pink.
- Densitometer
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Instrument used to measure density. Reflection
densitometers measure light reflected from paper and other surfaces;
transmission densitometers measure light transmitted through film and other
materials.
- Density
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1. Regarding ink, the relative
thickness of a layer of printed ink.
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2. Regarding colour, the
relative ability of a colour to absorb light reflected from it or block light
passing through it.
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3. Regarding paper, the relative
tightness or looseness of fibres.
- Density Range
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Difference between the darkest and lightest areas of copy. Also called
contrast ratio, copy range and tonal range.
- Dereg
(Deregulated and Deferred Legislation)
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Generic term used to
describe the section of the Vote Bundle listing deregulated and deferred
legislation. Appears once a week, on a Tuesday, printed on White. Dereg is
supplied as postscript, ready for print.
- Desktop Publishing
(DTP)
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Technique of using a personal computer to design images and
pages, and assemble type and graphics, then using a laser printer or
imagesetter to output the assembled pages onto paper, film or printing
plate.
- Despatch
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1. The act and process of sending
out finished products from the factor to clients.
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2. The
department within the White Paper Store whereby despatch is organised and
controlled.
- Despatch Note
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Triplicate paperwork
completed for the despatch and delivery of finished products to the client. The
signed copies of these are kept with the job bag as Proof of Delivery.
See also
Proof
of Delivery.
- Device Independent Colours
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Hues
identified by wavelength or by their place in systems such as developed by CIE.
'Device independent' means a colour can be described and specified without
regard to whether it is reproduced using ink, projected light, photographic
chemistry or any other method.
- Die
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Device for
cutting, scoring, stamping, embossing and debossing.
- Die Cut
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To cut irregular shapes in paper or paperboard using a die.
- Digistitcher
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An in-line saddle-stitching device connected to
the Oce 8090 digital web line. Is capable of saddle-stitching 8pp booklets
through to 96pp booklets. Pre-printed covers can also be fed onto the
publications if required.
- Digital Dot
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Dot created by
a computer and printed out by a laser printer or imagesetter. Digital dots are
uniform in size, as compared to halftone dots that vary in size.
- Direct Digital Colour Proof (DDCP)
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Colour proof made by a
laser, ink jet printer or other computer-controlled device without needing to
make separation films first.
- Distribution Details
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The information required in order a consignment of publications can be
fulfilled by delivery of entire quantities to all delivery points. Collated and
attached to Works Instructions by the CSE.
- DL
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ISO
envelope size 110 x 220mm for 1/3 folded A4 letter.
- Dog Ear
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A letter fold at the side of one of the creases, an indentation
occurs.
- Dot Gain
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Phenomenon of halftone dots
printing larger on paper than they are on films or plates, reducing detail and
lowering contrast. Also called dot growth, dot spread and press gain and
Tone Value Increase.
- Dot Size
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Relative size of
halftone dots as compared to dots of the screen ruling being used. There is no
unit of measurement to express dot size. Dots are too large, too small or
correct only in comparison to what the viewer finds attractive.
- Dots-per-inch (dpi)
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Measure of resolution of input devices
such as scanners, display devices such as monitors, and output devices such as
laser printers, imagesetters and monitors. Abbreviated DPI. Also called dot
pitch.
- Double Bump
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To print a single image
twice so it has two layers of ink.
- Double Burn
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To
expose film or a plate twice to different negatives and thus create a composite
image.
- Double Density
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A method of recording
electronically (disk, CD, floppy) using a modified frequency to allow more data
storage.
- Double Dressing
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The process by which a
stack of paper is cut on a guillotine whereby a second, opposing cut is made to
the same edge of the stack in order to make a neater presentation of finished
work.
- Doubling
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Printing defect appearing as blurring
or shadowing of the image. Doubling may be caused by problems with paper,
cylinder alignment, blanket pressures or dirty cylinders.
- Drawdown
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Sample of inks specified for a job applied to the
substrate specified for a job. Also called pulldown.
- Drill
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To drill a hole in a printed matter.
- Dropout
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Halftone dots or fine lines eliminated from highlights
by overexposure during camera work.
- Dropout Halftone
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Halftone in which contrast has been increased by eliminating dots from
highlights.
- Drop Stacker
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A delivery device attached
to the Oce 8090 digital web line. This device allows single sheet publications
such as 2pp or 4pp to be stored as a work pile. The pile is ejected when the
required print run is achieved.
- Dry Back
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Phenomenon
of printed ink colours becoming less dense as the ink dries.
- Dry
Offset
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Using metal plates in the printing process, which are
etched to .15mm (.0006 in) creating a right reading plate, printed on the
offset blanket transferring to paper without the use of water.
- Dry Trap
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To print over dry ink, as compared to
wet trap.
- Dual Copyright
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A publication which shares
copyright between both Houses of Parliament.
- Dual-purpose Bond
Paper
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Bond paper suitable for printing by either lithography
(offset) or xerography (photocopy).
- Dull Finish
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Flat
(not glossy) finish on coated paper; slightly smoother than matte. Also
called suede finish, velour finish and velvet finish.
- Dummy
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Simulation of the final product. Also called
mock-up.
- Duotone
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Black-and-white photograph
reproduced using two halftone negatives, each shot to emphasize different tonal
values in the original.
- Duplex Paper
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Thick paper
made by pasting together two thinner sheets, usually of different colours.
Also called double-faced paper and two-tone paper.
- Dust
Jacket
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The loose (usually paper) wrap around a publication,
designed to protect the main book from damage. Dust Jackets have come to be
decorative finishes for many publications.