| Eggshell Finish |
| The finish of paper surface that resembles an eggshell achieved by omitting the calendar process. Reference, calendar rolls. |
| Electronic Composition |
| The assembly of characters into words, lines and paragraphs of text or body matter with graphic elements in page layout form in digital format for reproduction by printing. |
| Electronic Proof |
| A process of generating a prepress proof in which paper is electronically exposed to the color separation negatives; the paper is passed through the electrically charged pigmented toners, which adhere electrostatically, resulting in the finished proof. |
| Elliptical Dot |
| Halftone screens in which the dots are actually elongated to produce improved middle tones. |
| Em |
| A unit of measurement equaling 12 points or 4.5mm. |
| Embossed |
| A method of paper finishing whereby a pattern is pressed into the paper when it is dry. |
| Embossing |
| To raise in relief a design or letters already printed on card stock or heavy paper by an uninked block or die. In rubber and plastic plate making the process is usually done by heat. |
| Emulsion |
| A light sensitive substance used as a coating for film; made from a silver halide compound. This side should face the lens when the film is exposed. |
| Enamel |
| A term that describes a glossy coating on paper. |
| Endsheet |
| Attaching the final sheet of a signature of a book to the binding. |
| English Finish |
| A grade of uncoated book paper with a smooth uniform surface. |
| Engraving |
| A printing process whereby images such as copy or art are etched onto a plate. When ink is applied, these etched areas act as small wells to hold the ink; paper is forced against this die and the ink is lifted out of the etched areas creating raised images on the paper. |
| Estimate |
| The form used by the printer to calculate the project for the print buyer. This form contains the basic parameters of the project including size, quantity, colors, bleeds, photos etc. |
| Estimator |
| One who computes or approximates the cost of work to be done on which quotation may be based. |
| Etch |
| The process of producing an image on a plate by the use of acid. |
| Even Smalls |
| The use of smaller sized capitals at the beginning of a sentence without the use of larger sized caps. |
| Expanded Type |
| Type with width greater than normal producing a rectangular effect. |
| Exposure |
| That stage of the photographic process where the image is produced on the light sensitive coating. |
| Extender |
| A white pigment added to a colored pigment to reduce its intensity and improve its working qualities. |
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