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Hairline register - Printing registration that lies within the range of plus or minus one half row of dots. It is the thinnest of the standard printers' rules. Halftone - Tone graduated image composed of varying sized dots or lines, with equidistant centers. Halftone Paper - A high finish paper that is ideal for halftone printing. Halftone Screen - A sheet of film or glass containing ruled right-angled lines, used to translate the full tone of a photo to the halftone dot image required for printing. Hard Dot - The effect in a photograph where a dot has such a small degree of halation that the dot shows quite sharp. Head Margin - That space which lies between the top of the printed copy and the trimmed edge. Hickies - Imperfections in presswork due to dirt on press, trapping errors, etc. High Bulk Paper - Paper stock that is comparatively thick in relation to its basis weight. High Key Halftone - A halftone that is made utilizing only the highlight tones down through the middle tones. Highlight Dot - The highest density of a halftone image. Highlights - The lightest tones of a photo, printed halftone or illustration. In the finished halftone, these highlights are represented by the finest dots. Hollow - That space on the spine of a case bound book between the block of the book and the case binding. Hot melt - An adhesive used in the binding process, which requires heat for application. House Sheet - This is a term that refers to a paper that a book printer keeps on hand in his shop.

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