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This dictionary covers design, prepress and printing topics.
It was created with the help of S. Schwartz.
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C
- Abbreviation for Cyan
- A frequently used programming language.
C1S
Acronym for coated one sided paper, used for postcards, fliers or covers
CA
Abbreviation for Customer Alteration
CAD
Abbreviation for Computer Aided Design
calibration
The process of adjusting a device or process to match certain criteria. This is usually done by measuring the devices’ deviation from standard values and then, during operation of the device, applying values to compensate the deviation. In prepress, in particular, calibration is the fine-tuning of scanners, monitors, printers, and imagesetters in order to increase the accuracy of their output.
caliper
The thickness of a single sheet of paper, expressed in units of thousandths of an inch.
call-out
A short phrase or line of type that helps identify important elements of a graphic or illustration
camera-ready art
See camera-ready copy
camera-ready copy
Original matter from which reproduction is eventually made, complete with all necessary guide marks. Text and graphic assembled in position, ready to be photographed for film assembly.
capital
Synonym for uppercase. THESE ARE CAPITALS.
caption
Descriptive text accompanying illustrations or photographs
carbon wedge
A small transparent gray scale made on a stripe of film. A carbon wedge increases in density from clear film to a maximum density. The minimum to maximum variation maybe in incremental steps, or it may be continuous. The scale is made using a carbon dispersion coating that has very fine grain with low light scattering characteristics. This attribute makes the carbon wedge suitable for scanner calibration. A photographic step tablet will scatter light rays and not as useful in the scanner specular optics.
caret
Proofreader’s mark used to indicate where corrections or additional copies are to be inserted.
cast-coated
Coated paper that is pressured dry against a highly polished cylinder to produce an exceptional high gloss.
casting-off In copyfitting, the process of calculating and determining the amount of space the manuscript copy will occupy when set in a given typeface within a given area.
CAV
Abbreviation for Constant Angular Velocity: term used in optical disks and CD-ROMs to indicate that the disk rotates at a constant speed. Also see CLV
CCD array
A linear arrangement of charge-coupled devices (ccds ). In a scanner, a straight row of charge-coupled devices, which may only be one inch long, scan and measure the light from as many as 1024 points.
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