Watermark – Printing Terms Glossary

A translucent mark or image, which is embossed during the papermaking process, or printed onto paper that is visible when the paper is held up to the light.

 

Thermography – Printing Terms Glossary

A printing procedure whereby slow drying ink is used to paper and, while the ink is still wet, is softly dusted with a resinous powder. Then the paper passes through a heat chamber where the powder melts as well as fuses with the ink to produce a raised surface.

 

Halftone – Printing Terms Glossary

Using small dots to make the impression of a continuous-tone image. The effect is accomplished by varying the dot size and the number of dots per square inch.

 

Digital Proof – Printing Terms Glossary

Color separation data is stored digitally as well as then exposed to color photographic paper producing a picture of the final product before it is actually printed with ink.