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OA Of Register - When two sheet passes on a press are misaligned. OBC - Outside back cover. Oblong - A term used to describe printed books, catalogs etc., that are bound on their shorter side; also referred to as album bound. OFC - Outside front cover. Off-shore Paper - Any papers made outside the US and Canada. Offset - The most commonly used printing method, whereby the printed material does not receive the ink directly from the printing plate but from an intermediary cylinder called a blanket which receives the ink from the plate and transfers it to the paper. Offset Gravure - A complex offset process involving multiple transfers between the gravure plate, the plate cylinder and a solid rubber plate. Offset Lithography - Indirect printing method in which the inked image on the press-plate is first printed onto a rubber blanket, then in turn offsets the inked impression on to the sheet of paper. Offset Paper - A term for uncoated book paper. Onionskin - A light bond paper used for typing and used with carbon paper because of its thinness. Opacity - Quality of papers that defines its opaqueness or ability to prevent two-sided printing from showing through. Opaque - A quality of paper that allows relatively little light to pass through. Opaque Ink - Ink that completely covers any ink under itself. Orthochromatic - Any light sensitive surfaces that are not sensitive to red. Over Run - Surplus of copies printed. Overhang Cover - A cover of a book that extends over the trimmed signatures it contains. Overlay - A transparent sheet placed over artwork, in register with the work it covers; this is used to call out other color components of the work, instructions or corrections. Overlay Proof - A process of proof making whereby the color separations are individually exposed to light sensitive film. This film is then set in registration with a piece of white paper in the background. Overprinting - Any printing that is done on an area that has already been printed. Overset - Type that is set in excess of the allotted space.

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