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Encapsulate
Encapsulation refers two-sided lamination as a moisture barrier. Full encapsulation provides additional protection by extending lamination 0f a poster or banner beyond the edge of…
File Preparation
Production art or file preparation relates to any number of processes required to make a file ready to print. Prior to computers, what was identified as a mechanical or camera…
Gamut
As it applies to graphic art, gamut refers to the complete range of color available. Variables include inks, paper and lighting. Different color spaces offer overlapping…
Gang Run Printing
The volume of 4-color (CMYK) offset printing has dramatically increased with the advent of digital file preparation. Large printing plants have been established to run…
Giclée
Giclée (pronounced zhee-clay or jhee-clay) is a word coined more than a decade ago to describe high quality inkjet reproduction of fine art and photos. It is derived…
GIF
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), pronounced like "gift" without the "t," is a bitmap image format, introduced by CompuServe in 1987, widely used on the Internet due to its small…
Gloss Enhancer
Grommet
A grommet is an eyelet placed in a hole in a sheet or panel to protect or insulate a rope or cable passed through it or to prevent the sheet or panel from being torn. Generally,…
GSM
Grams per square metre. The unit of measurement for paper weight. Also expressed gm2 (with superscript numeral).
Inkjet
Of the various types of short-run printers, most common is inkjet. Nozzles spray tiny droplets of ink to produce near photographic quality. Factors contributing to…
JetMount
Black 1/4-inch JetMount board is a dense polystryrene foam sandwiched between two 11-point clay-coated paper liners. Though much sturdier standard foamboard, it can be…
JPEG
JPEG (Joint Photographers Expert Group) graphic file format that compresses full-color bitmap graphics to obtain smaller files. The process loses some information and thus…
Laminate
Laminate is a thin clear (transparent) plastic or polypropylene film applied to a media (JetMount, polypro, paper etc.) providing protection against humidity, abrasion…
Laser Printing
Since the first black-and-white laser printers in 1969, laser (or digital) printing has improved substantially. The resolution (or detail) can exceed 1200 dots per inch in vivid …
Lignin
Lignin (or "lignen") is complex chemical wood compound within the cell walls of plants. If it remains within wood pulp during paper manufacturing, lignin can later cause…
Linters
Linters (or cotton linters) are fibers that adhere to the cotton seed after ginning (machining). They are used in paper manufacturing, rayon production, and as filler for…
Low Stock
Low Stock generally means the item is currently inventoried on-site in a few sizes or in limited quantity. It can be replenished quickly -- usually within 24 hours if required. It…