reprography
Reproducing printed materials
Reprography is the reproduction of documents and graphic materials—photocopying, scanning, microfilming, and similar processes.
The term is mostly confined to institutional and technical contexts: the university's reprography department, reprography services.
It covers mechanical reproduction methods broadly, distinct from original printing or publishing.
Compensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- pressApply force downward
- typesettingArranging text for print
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
proofing · plate · imposition · registration · prepress · screenprinting · bindery · signature
Imaging powder or facial astringent
- copierMachine reproducing documents
- scannerDevice that reads data
- collateArrange systematically
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
document · cartridge · multifunction · fuser · sorter · enlarge · reduce · tray
Photographing documents in miniature
- microficheMiniature photographic document sheet
- microfilmPhotographically reduced documents
- COMSerial port designation
- reduction ratioProportion of size decrease
archival · preservation · rollfilm · jacket · cartridge · viewer · digitization
Maintaining something's condition
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- recordsStored data or albums
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- archivalOf preserved documents
conservation · digitization · repositories · manuscripts · collections · indexing · storage · provenance
Machinator or diagram machine
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- whiteprintPositive-image technical copy
- technicalOf specific methods
engineering · architectural · large-format · drafting · schematic · tracing · ammonia
offset
Compensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- pressApply force downward
- typesettingArranging text for print
pagination · proofing · plate · imposition · registration · prepress · screenprinting · bindery · signature · halftone
toner
Imaging powder or facial astringent
duplex · document · cartridge · multifunction · fuser · sorter · enlarge · reduce · tray · feed
microfilming
Photographing documents in miniature
- microficheMiniature photographic document sheet
- microfilmPhotographically reduced documents
- COMSerial port designation
reduction ratio · archival · preservation · rollfilm · jacket · cartridge · viewer · digitization
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- recordsStored data or albums
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
archival · conservation · digitization · repositories · manuscripts · collections · indexing · storage · provenance · accessioning
plotter
Machinator or diagram machine
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- whiteprintPositive-image technical copy
technical · engineering · architectural · large-format · drafting · schematic · tracing · ammonia
reprographyoriginal composition
Freshly created artistic piece
authorship · invention · original artwork · drafting · artistic creation