platemaking
Creating printing surfaces
Platemaking is the process of creating printing plates—the surfaces that transfer ink to paper in commercial printing.
The plate carries the image to be reproduced, whether text or graphics.
Traditional platemaking involved photographic processes; modern methods use computer-to-plate technology that images directly onto the plate from digital files.
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- grainingImitating wood texture
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- gummingChewing sans teeth
- anodizingElectrolytic metal surface treatment
photosensitive · hydrophilic · desensitizing · dampening · offset · waterless · bimetal · lacquer
Dot-based image reproduction
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- exposureState of being unprotected
- emulsionBlended immiscible liquids
film · negative · positive · registration · imposition · trapping · moiré · rosette
Material cured by illumination
- reliefEasing of distress
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- elastomerStretchable polymer substance
- floorIndoor walking surface
shoulder · sleeve · washout · solvent · aqueous · corrugated
Checking for errors
- typesettingArranging text for print
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- strippingRemoving outer layers
Combining circuits and machinery
Sequential task progression
- rippingTearing with force
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- linearizationApproximating nonlinear with linear
- automationSelf-operating system design
filmless · preflight · screening · stochastic
aluminum
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anodizing · photosensitive · hydrophilic · desensitizing · dampening · offset · waterless · bimetal · lacquer
halftone
Dot-based image reproduction
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- exposureState of being unprotected
emulsion · film · negative · positive · registration · imposition · trapping · moiré · rosette · grayscale
photopolymer
Material cured by illumination
floor · shoulder · sleeve · washout · solvent · aqueous · corrugated
proofing
Checking for errors
- typesettingArranging text for print
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
electromechanical
Combining circuits and machinery
nickel · proofer · ceramic · rotogravure
workflow
Sequential task progression
- rippingTearing with force
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- linearizationApproximating nonlinear with linear
automation · filmless · preflight · screening · stochastic
- printingprinting press, letterpress, printing, lithographers, offset printing
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- printmakingprints, print, printing, woodcuts, woodcut
- print shopprint shop, presses, offset printing, letterpress, paper stock
- prepresspreflighting, preflight check, CMYK, cyan, yellow
- printing equipmentlaser printer, photocopier, copier, digital copier, multifunction printer