Glossary of Graphic Arts Terms



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Job Lot Paper - Paper that didn't meet specifications when produced, has been discontinued, or for other reasons is no longer considered first quality.

Job Number - A number assigned to a specific printing project in a printing company for use in tracking and historical record keeping.

Job Shop - Commercial printing company.

Job Ticket - Form used by service bureaus, separators and printers to specify production schedule of a job and the materials it needs. Also called docket, production order and work order.

Jog - To straighten or align sheets of paper in a stack.

Jogger - A vibration machine with a slopping platform to even-up stacks of printed materials.

Jumbo Roll - Roll size that does not require off-machine rewinding. Generally these rolls measure 17 1/2” and larger in width.

Junior Cartons - Any sheet measuring less than 374 square inches. Usually ream wrapped and packed in cartons.

Justify - the alignment of text along a margin or both margins. This is achieved by adjusting the spacing between the words and characters as necessary so that each line of text finishes at the same point.