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Xerox Nuvera Paper Guide
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continuous tone An image with a virtually unlimited range of colors or shades from black to white, the
transition from one hue / shade to the next appears to be seamless.
contone See continuous tone.
cover stock A heavyweight paper designed to be used for book covers, folders, greeting cards,
business cards, brochures, and the like.
curl The natural curve of a sheet that may become accentuated if the paper takes on
excess moisture or is mishandled. Excessive curl may cause feeding problems in
xerographic presses.
deletion An area of an image where dry ink is missing.
die-cut The process by which a paper or board is cut or stamped out to a specific size or
shape with a steel die.
dimensional
stability
The degree to which a sheet is able to maintain its size through exposure to changes
in humidity, tensile stresses, and the heat of the fusing process.
drilled paper Paper with regularly spaced holes along one edge that can be secured in a ring
binder.
dry ink Fine, colored polymer particles that are heat-fused onto paper. Also called toner.
dry ink coverage The amount of dry ink applied to a given area. An image created with 50% cyan, 50%
magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black has 100% dry ink coverage.
drying powder A powder that is sprayed onto printed sheets to speed drying and set the ink.
duplex printing Printing on both sides of a sheet in a digital printing process.
edge weld Edges of cut sheets stick together as a result of being cut with a dull blade.
filler Finely ground substances, such as clay, calcium carbonate and titanium, that are
used to fill paper pores and improve paper properties such as smoothness, opacity,
brightness, and ink receptivity.
finish The texture of a paper’s surface.
flaking The separating of the dry ink from the sheet in the form of flakes.
folio sheet A cut sheet in its full size, usually 17.5” x 22.5” or larger.
formation The evenness of the distribution of fibers within a sheet. A sheet with good formation
appears even throughout when held up to a light.
fuser wrap Paper remains wrapped around a roller in the fusing area of the press.
fusing The process of bonding dry ink to paper by applying heat and pressure.
gloss The reflectivity of a paper’s surface, whether coated or uncoated.
glossy Highly reflective; shiny.
grade The classification of a paper that distinguishes it from other papers based on use,
appearance, quality, raw materials, manufacturing method, or a combination of these
factors.
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