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SETTING OFF [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

The faulty transfer of undried ink from one printed sheet to the next in the delivery pile of the press or during subsequent handling operations.

OBS

Often incorrectly referred to as "offset" or "offsetting".

Key term(s)
  • set off
  • setting off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Décalque partiel d'une impression fraîche sur le verso de la feuille suivante au contact de cette impression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artes gráficas e imprenta
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