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German to English Printing & Publishing Translation Glossary

German term English translation
Farbannahmeverhalten ink-trap performance
Farbanpassung colo(u)r correction / calibration
Farbanschübe Excess colour
Farbanteil color component
Farbblitzer / Blitzer (white) gap
Entered by: Silke Streit
Farbrückspaltung back(-)trapping, ink film back split, ink feedback
Farbumwälzung ink circulation system
Faszikeln instalments, fascicles
Fälzelbroschuren spine-taped brochures
Förderstab conveyor rod
für das Layout verantwortlich (f.d.L.v.) responsible for the layout
Entered by: Steffen Walter
federnder Bogenteil bouncy end of the sheet
Fehlabzug miss
Entered by: Jonathan Whiteley
Feindatenbild high-resolution image
Feinoptimierung fine adjustments
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Feinstraster / FM-Raster superfine screening/ FM screening
Feinzeichnung subtle tonal gradations/ absence of blocking up
Filmauszüge color separations
filmreifer Lesestoff this material would lend itself to (making) movies /films
Fixierergebnis fusing result/outcome
Flachrechnen flattening
Flappe flap
Fläche colo(u)r block
Flächendruck large format printing
Flüchtigkeitsfehler oversight / casual error
Entered by: Caro Maucher
FLR (Faserlaufrichtung) grain / grain direction
Entered by: Edith Kelly
Fond (Fondabschnitt, Hintergrundbild) background
Formsatz vs. Kontursatz runaround / block text
Formvokabular formal vocabulary
Fotodruck photo (quality) print
Fräsergravur rotary engraving
Entered by: Ursula Derx
freigestellte Bilder knockouts
freistellen to mask, to knockout (DTP), to mask out (when referring to traditional methods using film)
Entered by: Klaus Herrmann
Freisteller knock-outs
Entered by: Klaus Herrmann
frischen Druck freshly printed image
Entered by: Yuu Andou
Fuß voraus foot first
Ganzseite (page) proof
GD GD / coated cartonboard
gegenfarbig complementary
Entered by: Paula Price
Geisterbild ghost images
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