Jargon Buster


Saddle stitch



The process of converting a hard copy into digital data ready for editing and design. The quality of the scan is dependent on the quality of the original, the scanning equipment and software as well as the experience of the operator!







Spot colour

Spot colour is not made using the process colours. Instead the colour is printed using an ink made exclusively. Each spot colour therefore requires its own separate printing plate. Spot colours do not apply to digital printing as the printing devices can only reproduce from the four process colours; cyan, magenta, yellow and black.




A term used to describe the positioning of documents several times onto the same sheet of paper to avoid paper wastage. It's also known as imposition.


A term for the material any project is printed onto.