U
- Uncoated Paper
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Paper that has not
been coated with clay. Also called offset paper.
- Undercolour Addition (UCA)
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Technique of making colour
separations that increases the amount of cyan, magenta or yellow ink in shadow
areas.
- Undercolour Removal (UCR)
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Technique of making
colour separations such that the amount of cyan, magenta and yellow ink is
reduced in midtone and shadow areas while the amount of black is increased.
- Unsharp Masking
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Technique of adjusting dot size to make
a halftone or separation appear sharper (in better focus) than the original
photo or the first proof. Also called edge enhancement and
peaking.
- Up
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Term to indicate multiple copies of
one image printed in one impression on a single sheet. "Two up" or "three up"
means printing the identical piece twice or three times on each sheet.
- Upto
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Generic term used to refer to Notices of Amendments
Given Upto and Included date. A Marshalled list of Commons Amendments produced
before the Committee sit to consider a Bill. Printed on blue and part of the
Vote Bundle.
- UV Coating
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Liquid applied to a printed
sheet, then bonded and cured with ultraviolet light.