NCR
Abbreviation for No Carbon Required; 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 Carbonless Paper.
Printing Glossary
Baffled by the jargon some printers use? Let us explain what all those terms mean...
Neutral pH paper
Paper produced from pulp containing little or no acid. Neutral pH paper has a greater endurance than regular paper and is also known as acid-free paper, alkaline paper, archival paper, permanent paper and thesis paper.
Newsprint
A low grade paper used for printing newspapers or other documents not intended to be kept permanently; is also known as non-archival paper.
No Carbon Required (NCR)
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 Carbonless Paper.
Non-archival paper
A low grade paper used for printing newspapers or other documents, not intended to be kept permanently, is also known as newsprint.
Novelty Items
Free items, such as coasters, letter openers, mugs or balloons printed with an advertisers’ logo and used to promote their business.
Novelty Printing
Printing on novelty items, also known as promotional print.
