Wildcat Printing
Glossary of Print Terms and Services
- # (Pound sign)
- The weight of a piece of paper. Standard: 20lb bond. Heavy: 80lb cover.
- Finished Copies
- The total number of books, sets, or pages that the department wants to receive at the completion of the duplicating process.
- 20lb Bond
- The standard multi-purpose paper used in copy machines, printers, fax machines, etc. The finish on this type of paper helps reduce paper dust.
- Book
- A bound set. See Tape Bind and Spiral Bind for details on binding.
- Business Cards
- University approved templates available to campus departments, faculty, and staff.
- Card-stock
- Heavier than normal papers. Ideal for post cards, business cards, etc.
- Coil Bind
- A binding process in which a book is bound on the left side with a coil.
- Collate
- The organization of a book or set in a particular order.
- Cover
- The heavier paper - usually the cover of a book. Lighter weight paper is surrounded by cover stock.
- Desk Name Plate
- Hard plastic engraved name plate, University approved templates.
- Door Signs
- University approved card-stock door inserts for office identification.
- Environment PC 100
- Paper that is standard for CWU stationery.
- Foam core
- Mount printed materials on stiff foam core backing
- Hard Card Lamination
- Heavy weight lamination appropriate for event badges or other durable applications.
- Lamination
- Lightweight lamination appropriate for posters and signs.
- Name Tags
- Hard plastic engraved name tag, University approved template.
- NCR
- Carbonless paper used for forms having multiple copies.
- NCR Pad
- More than one NCR set that is padded together.
- NCR #
- Part carbonless paper that is padded into sets according to the number of sheets chosen per set. Also know as an NCR set.
- One Fold
- A single fold of a piece of paper. Ideal for cards, invitations, etc.
- Original
- A completed document reading for reproduction. 1 side = 1 original
- Pad
- Pieces of paper that are glued together (padded) usually at the top. These can be from 10 up to 250 sheets per pad.
- Set
- A collated group of papers. Can be from 2 pieces to any amount desired.
- Sheet
- A single piece of paper.
- Shrink Wrap
- A designated amount of paper/books/sets wrapped in cellophane.
- Stationery
- University approved letterhead and envelopes for departments.
- Tape Bind
- A binding process in which a particular set of papers are bound with tape on the left.
- Two Fold
- A piece of paper that is folded twice. Ideal for brochures and letters.
- Weight
- The thickness of paper, typically measured in pounds (#'s).
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