| F&G |
| A term in the binding process referring to folding and gathering. |
| Fan Fold |
| Paper folding that emulates an accordion or fan, the folds being alternating and parallel. |
| Fat Face |
| Type that is quite varied in its use of very thin and very wide strokes. |
| Felt |
| A cloth conveyor belt that receives papers from the Fourdrinier wire and delivers it to the drier. |
| Felt Finish |
| The smoother side of paper, usually a soft weave pattern used for book papers. |
| Felt Side |
| It is the top side of the sheet in the paper making process that does not lie on the Fourdrinier wire. |
| Filling In |
| A fault in printing where the ink fills in the fine line or halftone dot areas. |
| Film Coat |
| Also called wash coat; any thinly coated paper stock. |
| Finish |
| The surface quality of paper. |
| Finish (Paper) |
| Dull - (low gloss) also matte or matte gloss. |
| Fist |
| A symbol used in printing to indicate the index; seen as a pointing finger on a hand "+". |
| Fit |
| The registration of items within a given page. |
| Flash Point |
| A term given to the lowest temperature of ignitibility of vapors given off by a substance. |
| Flat |
| In lithography, the assembly of photographic negatives or positives on vinyl acetate for exposure in vacuum frame in contact with sensitized metal press plate. |
| Flock Paper |
| Paper that is patterned by sizing, and than coated with powders of wool or cotton, (flock). |
| Fluid Ink |
| Also called liquid ink; ink with a low viscosity. |
| Flush Cover |
| A bound book or booklet etc. having the cover trimmed to the same size as the text. |
| Flushed Pigment |
| The results of combining a wet ink pigment with a varnish and having the wet pigment mix or transfer over to the varnish. |
| Fogging Back |
| Lowering density of an image in a specific area usually to make type more legible while still letting image show through. |
| Foils |
| Papers that have a surface resembling metal. |
| Fold Marks |
| Markings at top edges that show where folds should occur. |
| Folder |
| Machine used to fold signatures down into sections. |
| Folio or Page Number |
| Number of page at top or bottom either centered, flushed left or flushed right often with running headline. |
| Font |
| The characters which make up a complete typeface and size. |
| Form Rollers |
| The rollers that come into direct contact with the plate of a printing press. |
| Forme |
| (old) type matter or type and block with its accompanying spacing material secured in the forme called a chase. |
| Forwarding |
| In Binding, the process between folding sheets and casing in, such as rounding and backing, putting on headbands, reinforcing backs, etc. |
| Fourdrinier |
| A machine with a copper wire screen that receives the pulp slurry in the paper making process which will become the final paper sheet. |
| Free sheet |
| Any paper that is free from wood pulp impurities. |
| French Fold(er) |
| Folder with printing on one side so that when folded once in each direction, the printing on outside of the folds. |
| Fringe |
| A halo that appears around halftone dots. |
| Fugitive Inks |
| Colors that lose tone and permanency when exposed to light. |
| Full Bleed |
| Same as "bleed" - Extra ink area that crosses trim line, used to allow for variations that occur when the job is trimmed or die-cut. |
| Furnish |
| The slurry mixture of fibers, water, chemicals and pigments, that is delivered to the Fourdrinier machine in the paper making process. |
| Fuzz |
| A term for the fibers that project from the paper surface. |
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