C1S and C2S
Abbreviations for coated one side and coated two sides.
Printing Glossary
Baffled by the jargon some printers use? Let us explain what all those terms mean...
Calendar
The process of passing paper through rollers during manufacture.
Carbon Paper
A thin paper coated on one side with colouring agent or carbon black, used to transmit artwork through pressure to the sheet(s) below.
Carbonless Paper
Paper coated on the underside with colourless dye, used to transmit artwork to the sheet(s) below without the use of carbon; also known as NCR (No Carbon Required).
Case bind
A type of binding used in making hard cover books using glue.
Case bound
A hardback book made with a stiff board cover.
Cast coated
Coated paper with a high gloss reflective finish.
Character
A letter, number, space, punctuation mark, or symbol in typesetting.
Clean Edge
Refers to a very fine perforation line which replicates the effect of a guillotine cut edge, also known as Micro-Perf.
CMYK
Abbreviation for the four process colours: cyan, magenta, yellow and key (black).
Coat
A varnish or lacquer applied to a printed product to provide protection or enhance appearance; also known as laminate.
Coil bind
A method of binding that involves winding a spiral wire or plastic through pre-punched holes along the edge of collated papers; also known as spiral bind.
