Xerox 701P28020 manual Glossary Term Definition

Glossary Term	Definition
continuous tone	An image with a virtually unlimited range of colors or shades from black to white, the
	transition from one hue / shade to the next appears to be seamless.
contone	See continuous tone.
cover stock	A heavyweight paper designed to be used for book covers, folders, greeting cards,
	business cards, brochures, and the like.
curl	The natural curve of a sheet that may become accentuated if the paper takes on
	excess moisture or is mishandled. Excessive curl may cause feeding problems in
	xerographic presses.
deletion	An area of an image where dry ink is missing.
die-cut	The process by which a paper or board is cut or stamped out to a specific size or
	shape with a steel die.
dimensional	The degree to which a sheet is able to maintain its size through exposure to changes
stability	in humidity, tensile stresses, and the heat of the fusing process.
drilled paper	Paper with regularly spaced holes along one edge that can be secured in a ring
	binder.
dry ink	Fine, colored polymer particles that are heat-fused onto paper. Also called toner.
dry ink coverage	The amount of dry ink applied to a given area. An image created with 50% cyan, 50%
	magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black has 100% dry ink coverage.
drying powder	A powder that is sprayed onto printed sheets to speed drying and set the ink.
duplex printing	Printing on both sides of a sheet in a digital printing process.
edge weld	Edges of cut sheets stick together as a result of being cut with a dull blade.
filler	Finely ground substances, such as clay, calcium carbonate and titanium, that are
	used to fill paper pores and improve paper properties such as smoothness, opacity,
	brightness, and ink receptivity.
finish	The texture of a paper’s surface.
flaking	The separating of the dry ink from the sheet in the form of flakes.
folio sheet	A cut sheet in its full size, usually 17.5” x 22.5” or larger.
formation	The evenness of the distribution of fibers within a sheet. A sheet with good formation
	appears even throughout when held up to a light.
fuser wrap	Paper remains wrapped around a roller in the fusing area of the press.
fusing	The process of bonding dry ink to paper by applying heat and pressure.
gloss	The reflectivity of a paper’s surface, whether coated or uncoated.
glossy	Highly reflective; shiny.
grade	The classification of a paper that distinguishes it from other papers based on use,
	appearance, quality, raw materials, manufacturing method, or a combination of these
	factors.

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