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Fifth color

Although there can be many additional colors, in addition to the four CMYK process printing inks, a single fifth color is the most common. Often this is the corporate color of a company's logo or corporate identity, which needs to be reproduced accurately.

See also: Spot color, Pantone

Finishing

The finishing process is made up of a number of post-press processes that may be applied to a document after the printing job has completed. This includes binding, folding and trimming.

A document which has not been cropped, varnished or bound may be referred to as unfinished.

Foil blocking

Foil stamping, or foil blocking, is a printing process whereby metalic foil is applied to the printing substrate via a heated die.

See also: Die cutting