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Edition bind - Alternate term for Case bind.
Egyptian - A term for a style of type faces having square serifs and almost uniform thickness of strokes.
Eight sheet - A poster measuring 60 x 80in (153 x 203cm) and, traditionally, made up of eight individual sheets.
Electronic Front End (Electronic Composition) - General term referring to a prepress system based on computers.
Electronic Image Assembly
- Assembly of a composite image or other page elements using a computer.Electronic Mechanical
- Mechanical exclusively in electronic files.Electronic page assembly - Assembly and manipulation of type, graphics, and other visual elements on a computer screen.
Electronic Publishing - (1) Publishing by printing with device, such as a copier or laser printer, driven by a computer that can change the image instantly from one copy to the next. (2) The distribution of information which is stored, transmitted and reproduced electronically as compared to output on paper.
Electronic retouching - Using a computer to enhance or correct a scanned photographs.
- A test to determine a paper’s resistance to tearing.Em - In printing terms it is a square unit with edges equal in size to the chosen point size. It gets its name from the letter M which originally was as wide as the type size.
Em dash - A dash used in punctuation the length of one em.
Emboss
- To press an image into paper so it lies above the surface. Also called cameo and tool.Emulsion - Coating of light-sensitive chemicals on papers, films, printing plates and stencils.
Emulsion Down/Emulsion Up - Film whose emulsion side faces down (away from the viewer) or up (toward the viewer) when ready to make a plate or stencil. Abbreviated ED, EU. Also called E up/down and face down/face up.
En dash - A dash approximately half the width of an em dash.
En - A unit of measurement that is half as wide as an em.
Enamel paper - Alternate term for Coated paper with gloss finish.
End sheets - The front and end sheets that attach the inside pages of a case bound book to its cover.
English Finish - Smooth finish on uncoated book paper; smoother than eggshell, rougher than smooth. Normally used for letterpress printed magazines.
Engraving - Printing method using a plate, also called a die, with an image cut into it.
EP - Abbreviation for envelope.
EPS - Encapsulated Post Script, a known file format usually used to transfer post script information from one program to another.
Equivalent Paper
- Paper that is not the brand specified, but looks, prints and may cost the same. . Also called comparable stock. - Characteristic of paper that assures a clean erasure. Achieved by excessive pulp refining resulting in firmly bonded fibers and a hard surface.Estimate - Price that states what a job will probably cost based on initial specifications from customer. Also called bid, quotation and tender.
Estimate - Price that states what a job will probably cost
Estimator
- The individual performing or creating the "estimate."Etch - To use chemicals or tools to carve an image into metal, glass or film.
Exception dictionary - In word processing or desktop publishing this is a store of pre-hyphenated words that do not conform to the usual rules contained in the hyphenation and justification program (H & J).Some programs, PageMaker for example, only use an exception dictionary.
Expanded type - A typeface with a slightly wider body giving a flatter appearance.
Exposure time - Time required for light to record an image while striking light-sensitive emulsion.
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