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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.
Fanout: Distortion of paper on the press due to waviness in the paper caused by absorption of moisture at the edges of the paper, particularly across the grain.
Fat Face: Type that is quite varied in its use of very thin and very wide strokes.
Feeder: In printing presses, the section that separates the sheets and feeds them in position for printing.
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.
Flush Left (or right): In composition, type set to line up at the left (or right).
Flush Paragraph: A paragraph wih no idention.
Flying Pastor: In web printing, an automatic pasting device that splices a new roll of paper onto an expiring roll, wihtout stopping the press.
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.
Flat: In lithography, the assembly of photographic negatives or positives on vinyl acetate for exposure in a vacuum frame in contact with a 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 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 the density of an image in a specific area, usually to make type more legible while still letting the 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, flush left or flush right often with running headline.
Font: The characters which make up a complete typeface and size.
Form: In offset, the assembly of pages and other images for printing. In letterpress, type and other matter locked in a chase for printing.
Form Rollers: The rollers that come into direct contact with the plate of a printing press.
Format: Teh size, style, type page, margins, printing reqirements, etc., of a printed piece.
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 is on the 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.
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