Print, paper and printing technology terms beginning with W

Web printing process

Web printing doesn't use sheets of paper. Instead, large rolls of paper are fed through a printing press.
 
Generally only economic for large print runs, such as newspapers and some mass distribution magazines. Occasionally, smaller design jobs will be run through a web press, but they will generally need to be booked in advance and must arrive on time, as they are generally tacked on to the end of a larger print run.

Work and Turn

When passing a sheet of paper through a printing machine, using the same plate to print one side of the sheet before turning the paper over and printing the other side with the same printing plate and gripper edge.

Washup

Cleaning the the ink out of the printing cylinders of a printing press.