- Machine Glazed (MG)
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Paper holding a
high-gloss finish only on one side.
- Magenta
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One of
the four process colours.
- Mailing House
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Generic term
used to describe a business who's core activity is the collation and mailing
out of printed matter on a large scale.
- Make-ready
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1. All activities required to prepare a press or other machine to function
for a specific printing or bindery job, as compared to production run.
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2. Paper used in the make-ready process at any stage in
production. Make-ready paper is part of waste or spoilage.
- Making
Order
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Order for paper that a mill makes to the customer's
specifications, as compared to a mill order or stock order.
- Male
Die
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Die that applies pressure during embossing or debossing.
Also called force card.
- Management Information System
(MIS)
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This is a computer system, linked to external production
equipment and data capture/input devices for the purpose of gathering,
collating and allowing for the analysis of production-related information.
- Manuscript (MS)
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An author's original form of work (hand
written, typed or on disk) submitted for publication.
- Margin
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White space around the edge of the printed material.
- Mark-Up
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Instructions to a typesetter or printer, written
usually on a "dummy."
- Marshalled List
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Generic term
used to describe a Marshalled List of Amendments to be used in the sitting of a
Committee in the House of Lords. A Marshalled List will contain all amendments
to a particular bill submitted up to and including the point of publication to
a specific (pre-defined) order. Printed on Sovereign Wove.
- Marshalling Order
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The specific (pre-defined) order which a
Committee (Lords or Commons) will consider the Clause and Schedules and, thus
the amendments, of a Bill. This is usually affected by the contentiousness of
particular Clauses and or Schedules.
- Mask
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To prevent
light from reaching part of an image, therefore isolating the remaining part.
Also called knock out.
- Master
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1. Paper or
plastic plate used on a duplicating press.
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2. Generic term
for an electronic file stored in the Miles typesetting system which is turned
in on numerous occasions to ensure continuity.
- Match Print
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A form of a four-colour-process proofing system.
- Matte
Finish
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Flat (not glossy) finish on photographic paper or coated
printing paper.
- Mechanical
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Camera-ready assembly of
type, graphic and other copy complete with instructions to the printer. A hard
mechanical consists of paper and/or acetate, is made using paste-up techniques,
and may also be called an artboard, board or paste-up. A soft mechanical, also
called an electronic mechanical, exists as a file of type and other images
assembled using a computer.
- Mechanical Bind
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To bind
using a comb, coil, ring binder, post or any other technique not requiring
gluing, sewing or stitching.
- Mechanical Separation
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Colour breaks made on the mechanical using a separate overlay for each
colour to be printed.
- Mechanical Tint
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Lines or
patterns formed with dots creating artwork for reproduction.
- Members
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Generic term used to refer to MPs.
- Metallic Ink
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Ink containing powdered metal or pigments that
simulate metal.
- Metallic Paper
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Paper coated with a
thin film of plastic or pigment whose colour and gloss simulate metal.
- Midtones
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In a photograph or illustration, tones created
by dots between 30 percent and 70 percent of coverage, as compared to
highlights and shadows.
- Miles
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Generic term used to
describe the Miles33 typesetting system in pre-press. A code-driven, text-based
computer system used for the presentation and management of data. Also a very
powerful pagination engine. A large number of Westminster products are produced
in Miles.
- Misting
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Phenomenon of droplets of ink
being thrown off the roller train. Also called flying ink.
- Mock Up
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A reproduction of the original printed matter and
possibly containing instructions or direction.
- Modem
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Mostly used over phone lines, a device that converts electronic stored
information from point a. to point b.
- Moiré
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Undesirable pattern resulting when halftones and screen tints are made with
improperly aligned screens, or when a pattern in a photo, such as a plaid,
interfaces with a halftone dot pattern.
- Monarch
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Paper size (7' x 10') and envelope shape often used for personal
stationery.
- Mottle
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Spotty, uneven ink absorption.
Also called sinkage or mealy.
- Mull
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A
specific type of glue used for books binding and personal pads needing
strength.
- Muller
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Generic term used to refer to the
15-station muller-martini gathering line in the finishing department.
- Multicolour Printing
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Printing in more than one ink colour (but
not four-colour process). Also called polychrome printing.
- M Weight
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Weight of 1,000 sheets of paper in any specific
size.