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IBC: Inside Back Cover.

IFC: Inside Front Cover.

Igen 3 (Image Generation): State-of-the-art, full-color, variable-data-capable, high-speed, digital printing devices.

Image Area: That portion of the printing plate that carries the ink and prints on paper.

ImageSetter: High resolution, large format device for producing film from electronically generated page layouts.

Imposition: Arrangement of pages so that they print correctly on a press sheet and the pages are in proper order when the sheets are folded.

Impression: The pressure of type, plate or blanket, as it comes in contact with the paper.

Index Bristol: A relatively thick paper stock; basis size of 25 1/2 x 30 1/2.

Indicia: Postage markings pre-printed on mailing materials that replace the stamp.

Ink Fountain: The device which stores and meters ink to the inking rollers.

Ink Holdout: A quality of paper making it resistant to ink absorption, allowing the ink to dry on the paper surface.

Ink Mist: Any threads or filaments of long inks (such as newspaper inks) which protrude from printed material, as seen in newsprint.

Ink Setting: The inertial resistance to flow that occurs to ink as soon as it is printed.

Inkometer: A device used to measure the tack of ink.

Inserts: Extra printed pages inserted loosely into printed pieces.

Integral Proof: A proof made by exposing each of the four-color separations to an emulsion layer of primary colors. These emulsion sheets are stacked in register with a white sheet of paper in the background. Types of integral proofs are cromalin, matchprint, ektaflex, and spactraproof.

Interleaves: Extra blank pages inserted loosely into book after printing.

Iridescent Paper: A coated stock finished in mother-of-pearl.

Italic: Text that is used to denote emphasis by slanting the type body forward.

Inventory Management: Process of producing and storing printed material.
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