Glossary of pre-press and production terminology

Glossary to explain terms relating to scanning photographs, color reproduction and general pre-press and production terminology. This dictionary of prepress terms and definitions is growing constantly. Please feel free to browse its contents and make suggestions as to any additions.

As is always the case, the graphics industry is not an easily definable entity and so some of the terms you are looking for may be in another section of the glossary. You may also wish to use the search function.

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The pre-press and graphic arts glossary of terms is an ever evolving project. If there is a graphic art term or definition that you are looking for and we haven't included it, please tell us about it! And, if you feel that we've described a term incorrectly, or you have a suggestion for an addition to the glossary, we want to hear from you!