Page count
Total number of pages in a book or publication
Pantone Matching Systems (PMS)
The standard color-matching system used by printers and graphic designers
Perfect Bind
A binding technique in which pages are collated into a single sheet and then glued together and attached to the cover with an adhesive
Perfecting press
A printing press that prints both sides of a sheet at the same time
Perforation
Process of making holes or a series of cuts to make tearing or folding easy
Pica
A printer’s measure of type; One pica is 1/6 of an inch
Plate
A flat sheet of metal on which an image is reproduced using a printing press
PostScript
A page description language developed by Adobe Systems that tells a printer how an image is to be printed
Press Layout
See Ruleup
Pressure-sensitive paper
Paper material with a self sticking adhesive protected by a backing sheet, usually used for labels and stickers
Process colors
The four basic colors used in printing to simulate full spectrum color – Cyan (blue), magenta (process red), yellow (process yellow), black (process black)