Glossary
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- Lacquer
- A clear resin/solvent coating, usually glossy applied to a printed sheet for protection or appearance.
- Laid paper
- Paper with a pattern of parallel lines at equal distance giving a ribbed effect.
- Lamination
- The combining of two webs or sheets to produce a single product.In Film lamination a plastic, or cellulose film is bonded by heat and pressure to a printed sheet for protection or appearance.Papers may be laminated ("pasted") to produce heavy weight covers, Duplex or Playing Card Board.
- Landfill
- Solid or liquid waste material that is disposed of by burial in the ground. This system is the most common method used in Australia for disposal of household and commercial rubbish.
- Landscape
- Where the finished size is wider that it is deep. (as per a painting).
- Laser
- The acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The laser is an intense light beam with very narrow bandwidth that can produce images by electronic impulses from digital data.
- Layout
- The drawing or sketch of a proposed printed piece. In plate making, a sheet indicating the settings for a step-and-repeat machine.
- Leaders
- In composition, rows of dashes or dots to guide the eye across the page. Used in tabular work, programs, tables of contents, etc.
- Leading(Pronounced ledding)
- In composition, the distance between lines of type measured in points.
- Ledger paper
- A grade of business paper generally used for keeping records where it is subjected to appreciable wear so it requires a high degree of durability and permanence. Often of blue colour and laid finish.
- Letter spacing
- The placing of additional space between each letter of a word.
- Lignin
- The major component of wood after cellulose, accounting for about 25% of wood. Lignin gives wood its dark brown colour. Chemical pulping removes it from the process.
- Line copy
- Any copy suitable for reproduction without using a halftone screen.
- Local area network (LAN)
- In electronic publishing, the linking of work stations storage units (file servers).
- Logotype
- (or logo) The name of a copy and or product in a special design used as a trademark in advertising.
- Lower case
- The small letters in type, as distinguished from the capital letters.