Glossary
Bindery:
The finishing department, which performs operations on the printed product after it has been printed. The bindery operations are as follows: Folding, Binding, Stitching, Scoring, Perforation, Die Cutting, & Envelope Converting (currently done in house).
Binding:
Different methods used to secure loose pages in a book is called binding. Saddle stitch is an example of binding.
Bleed:
Printed colors that extend past the edge of a page. To cut the job to its actual size the processor has to make sure the job gets printed with 1/8 of an inch bleed some jobs may require more than that. For example if the job is a business card (3.5″ x 2″) the file size with bleed would be (3.625″ x 2.125″).
Borders:
An outline around graphics, text or edge of a sheet.
Finishing:
Operations to a document after it has been printed. The finishing operations could include bindery work such as, folding, trimming, binding, die cutting, inserting or any post press process that must be completed.
Flat Size:
The size of a printed product after printing and trimming but before any finishing operations that affect its size, such as folding.
Folding:
The process of bending printed sheets in a specific area. Folding is one of our popular bindery jobs.
4-Panel Roll Fold:
A type of fold where the piece is folded inward at one end and then folded inward again one or more times. It is as if you are rolling the piece up.
Accordion Fold: A sheet which has been printed on only one side then folded twice in right angles to form a W-shaped four page uncut section. We are able to fold up to 4 panel(8 page max). 5 panel(10 page)+ will be send out to get folded. Accordion folds are usually 100lb book papers. Such as, brochures and catalogue.
Double Gate Fold:
Single gate fold, with an additional fold on the center. Also called a closed gate fold.
Double Parallel Fold :
A type of fold where the piece is folded in half and then folded in half again. The folds are parallel to each other. Also known as a quarter fold.
French Fold (quarter fold):
A sheet which has been printed on one side only and then folded twice at it’s right angles to form a four page uncut section.
Gate Fold:
When both sides of an oversize page fold into the gutter in overlapping layers.
Half Fold:
Is fold in half. It is also called a bi-fold.
Half-Tri Fold:
A sheet is folded in half and then tri-folded.
Tri Fold:
A fold where a three panel piece has both side sections folded inward, one on top of the other each section is approximately 1/3 the length of the piece. Also known as a C-fold or letter-fold.
Z Fold:
A paper fold represented by back and forth folds into three panels.
Full bleed:
Printing that goes to the edge of all four sides of the page.
