Acid Free Paper |
Paper manufactured to a neutral pH reading (7). |
Used for fine art prints, limited edition printing, scrapbooking |
Antique Finish |
Random surface quality created by "felts" in the manufacturing process |
Brightness |
Light reflecting property of paper when measured under a specially calibrated blue light. |
Basis Weight |
The weight of one ream of paper (500 sheets) when cut to the industry standard for that specific grade of paper. |
Bristols |
Solid or laminated heavy-weight printing paper made to a thickness of .006 or higher. Bristols are often used for printed items that require repeated handling. |
Bulk |
The thickness of paper when compared to its weight. A high bulk paper is thicker but less compact than a low-bulk paper of the same weight and size. |
Calendering |
Part of the paper manufacturing process where the paper "web" passes between polished metal rolls. This increases the paper is smoothness and provides a uniform thickness (caliper). |
Bond |
Uncoated "plain" paper - free from impurities. |
Also referred to as "free sheet." |
Recycled |
Paper manufactured from the waste paper stream. All Micro Format recycled products contain a minimum of 100% recycled material including 40% post consumer waste. |
Waste Paper Stream |
Waste paper created during the paper manufacturing process. |
Post Consumer Waste |
Processed Paper that has been re-used in manufacturing new paper products . |
Carbonless |
Paper coated with special encapsulated chemicals that produce a duplicate copy without the use of carbon paper. |
Thermal |
A paper coated with special chemicals that produce an image when heat is applied. |
Groundwood |
A low cost paper that contains unprocessed wood fibers. |
Symbol "#" |
"pound" - used to describe paper weight |
Symbol "M" |
Meter - 1 meter=39.37 inches. |
Symbol "mm" |
Millimeter - 1 inch=25.4 millimeters. |
Symbol "sc" |
Self Contained Paper that can be imaged in a printer without the use of a ribbon |
Symbol "cb" |
Coated Back - Carbonless Paper (part 1) |
Symbol "cfb" |
Coated Front and Back - Carbonless Paper internal part in a multipul part form |
Symbol "cf" |
Coated Front - Carbonless Paper (last part in set) |
Symbol "sccb" |
Self Contained sheet with carbonless coating on back, normally used as part one in a multi part set in an impact printer using no ribbon |
Symbol "sccb/cf" |
Carbonless set - Self Contained Coated Back Sheet Part 1 Coated Front Sheet Part 2 |
Symbol "w" |
Paper Color - White |
Symbol "c" |
Paper Color - Canary |
Symbol "p" |
Paper Color - Pink |
Symbol "g" |
Paper Color - Green |
Symbol "b" |
Paper Color - Blue |
