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-- F -- F&G: A term in the binding process referring to folding and gathering. Fan Fold: Paper folding that emulates an accordion or fan, the folds being alternating and parallel. Fat Face: Type that is quite varied in its use of very thin and very wide strokes. Felt: A cloth conveyor belt that receives papers from the Fourdrinier wire and delivers it to the drier. Felt Finish: The smoother side of paper, usually a soft weave pattern used for book papers. Felt Side: It is the top side of the sheet in the paper making process that does not lie on the Fourdrinier wire. Filling In: A fault in printing where the ink fills in the fine line or halftone dot areas. Film Coat: Also called wash coat; any thinly coated paper stock. Finish: The surface quality of paper. Finish (Paper): Dull - (low gloss) also matte or matte gloss. Fist: A symbol used in printing to indicate the index; seen as a pointing finger on a hand "+". Fit: The registration of items within a given page. Flash Point: A term given to the lowest temperature of ignitibility of vapors given off by a substance. Flat: In lithography, the assembly of photographic negatives or positives on vinyl acetate for exposure in vacuum frame in contact with sensitized metal press plate. Flock Paper: Paper that is patterned by sizing, and than coated with powders of wool or cotton, (flock). Fluid Ink: Also called liquid ink; ink with a low viscosity. Flush Cover: A bound book or booklet etc. having the cover trimmed to the same size as the text. Flushed Pigment: The results of combining a wet ink pigment with a varnish and having the wet pigment mix or transfer over to the varnish. Fogging Back: Lowering density of an image in a specific area usually to make type more legible while still letting image show through. Foils: Papers that have a surface resembling metal. Fold Marks: Markings at top edges that show where folds should occur. Folder: Machine used to fold signatures down into sections. Folio or Page Number: Number of page at top or bottom either centered, flushed left or flushed right often with running headline. Font: The characters which make up a complete typeface and size. Form Rollers: The rollers that come into direct contact with the plate of a printing press. Forme: (old) type matter or type and block with its accompanying spacing material secured in the forme called a chase. Forwarding: In Binding, the process between folding sheets and casing in, such as rounding and backing, putting on headbands, reinforcing backs, etc. Fourdrinier: A machine with a copper wire screen that receives the pulp slurry in the paper making process which will become the final paper sheet. Free sheet: Any paper that is free from wood pulp impurities. French Fold(er): Folder with printing on one side so that when folded once in each direction, the printing on outside of the folds. Fringe: A halo that appears around halftone dots. Fugitive inks: Colors that lose tone and permanency when exposed to light. Furnish: The slurry mixture of fibers, water, chemicals and pigments, that is delivered to the Fourdrinier machine in the paper making process. Fuzz: A term for the fibers that project from the paper surface. |