Glossary - The Graphic Design: Reference and Specification - page 194

Blister pack: Packaging mounted on a
card and encased under a plastic dome.

Carbon dioxide: A heavy colorless, odor-
less gas (associated with global climate
change) that results from the combustion
of carbon found in organic materials.

Blueline: A photographic contact print
made from plate-ready negatives used as
a proof to show positioning of images,
cropping, and page sequence. Also called
a Dylux or brownline.

Case bind: Binding that uses glue to hold
signatures to a case made of binder
board covered with paper, plastic, fabric,
or leather.

Board paper: see paperboard

Caption: A word, phrase, or sentence that
is placed in close proximity to a photo-
graph, illustration, or other image as a
means of clarifying, describing, or identify-
ing it. Also called a cutline .

Body copy: see text

Boldface: Type that is darker and heavier
than the rest of the text with which it is
used.

Cast-coated paper: Coated paper with a
high-gloss finish achieved by pressing the
paper against a metal drum while the clay
coating is still wet.

Bond: Grade of paper used for photocopy-
ing, envelopes, office correspondence,
and flyers.

Brightness: The amount of light reflectivity
of a given paper.

Character: All items on the keyboard,
including alphabet letters, numbers, and
punctuation.

Bristol: General term for stock 6 points or
thicker with a basis weight between 90#
and 200# (200-500 gsm). Used for index
cards, file folders, and postcards.

Chipboard: Solid cardboard used in
packaging and for industrial purposes.

Chlorine: A chemical used in the bleaching
process to give paper its white appear-
ance and to remove lignin.

Brownline: see blueline

Browser: Software program that allows
users to find and decode encrypted docu-
ments such as Web pages.

Choke: Slightly reducing an image to
create a trap.

Bulking dummy: A dummy assembled from
the paper specified for a printing job.

Cromalin: Color proofing system made
from layered colored films exposed from
the job's negatives.

Butt: To join two elements edge to edge.

CMYK: Stands for cyan, magenta, yellow,
and key (black). The primary ink colors
that are combined on press or as printed
digital output to produce a full range of
colors.

C

C sizes: ISO paper sizes with correct
dimensions for folders and envelopes for
items trimmed to A sizes.

Coarse screen: Halftone screen that is
less than 100 lpi. Most commonly used
for printing on newspaper, fabric, and
other rough or highly absorbent surfaces.

Camera ready: Term describing an image
or layout that is ready for print reproduc-
tion.