Glossary of Paper Terms
Xerox Nuvera
F-2
Paper Guide
conditioning
Allowing paper to stand, unopened, in the print room until the paper
temperature matches the room temperature, to prevent jamming and image
shift.
contamination
Paper dust or other foreign materials in the printer that can cause jamming,
image quality problems and fuser wraps.
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 printers.
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
stability
The degree to which a sheet is able to maintain its size through exposure to
changes 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 printer.
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.
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