Glossary

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Ream

500 sheets of paper of the same size, quality and grammage.

Reel

A continuous length of paper wound on a core, irrespective of diameter, width or weight.

Reflectivity

Ability of paper or board to reflect light, a measure of gloss.

Register

The accurate positioning of images on a sheet using register marks.

Register Marks

A set of fine line crosses or other suitable devices added to original artwork to provide reference points for accurate subsequent multi-colour printing or finishing.

Relief

Printing method using a raised image, e.g. letterpress or flexography.

Repro

Pre-press camera work, scanning and film make-up.

Resolution

The efficiency of a computer graphic in reproducing fine detail.

Retouching

Methods of altering the image on a computer or physical artwork, photography to change or alter an image.

Reversed Out Printing

White text (or coloured) reversed out of a background of solid colour.

RIP

Raster Image Processing. Making the dots that make up a halftone from a page description language such as postscript.

Runnability

The ability of a paper or board to perform on a printing press without problems.