Glossary beginning with B

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Blanket: A rubber-coated pad mounted on a cylinder of an offset press. The blanket receives the inked image from the plate and transfers it to the surface being printed on.
Bleed: Bleed refers to printing that goes beyond the edge of the sheet after trimming. A bleed lets the design of your final piece stretch from edge to edge without margins. Pengad requires an 1/8 inch bleed, meaning the design extends 1/8 of an inch from where the cut is to be made. (This means your document will be 1/4 inch wider and taller, this extra paper is trimmed off to the match the trim size.
Blind Folio: Page numbers on a design for reference but not printed on the final piece.

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The strip of little colored squares on a press sheet or plate. These bars are a guide for pressmen to measure the amount and density of ink needed.