Xerox Nuvera 144 EA roduction Systems Paper Manual - page 66
Glossary of Paper Terms
Xerox Nuvera
F-4
Paper Guide
NCR (no carbon
required) paper
See carbonless paper.
offset paper
Paper designed for offset printing that has a high moisture content, is coated or
uncoated, with a vellum or smooth finish.
offsetting
Dry ink transferred to other sheets in the job from the photoreceptor belt or
fuser roller, or from another sheet in an output stack.
opacity
The ability of a sheet to block light and to prevent a printed image from
showing through on the opposite side of the sheet, or from a sheet below it.
paper dust
Small particles of fiber, filler, or coating found on the surface or edges of a sheet
of paper.
paper handling
A paper’s ability to run on the printer without jams, multifeeds, and misfeeds.
paper orientation
The way a sheet of paper is conceptually positioned (portrait or landscape), or
the way paper is positioned in a paper tray (short edge as the lead edge,
reinforced strip facing down etc.).
paper path
The route that a sheet of paper takes through a printer, from the paper tray to
the output tray.
paper plug
In drilled paper, a stack of small paper circles remaining in the ring binder holes,
as a result of an imperfect drilling.
paper
specifications
A set of paper properties, such as size, weight, brightness, and opacity, that
distinguishes one type of paper from other types.
perforated paper
Paper that has been die or laser cut with lines of small, regularly spaced holes or
slits to enable clean separation, such as for coupons or reply cards.
plasticizer
A material added to some papers to increase softness and flexibility.
point (pt.)
A North American measurement of paper thickness equal to one thousandth of
an inch. A paper with a point size of 3, has a thickness (caliper) of .003 inch.
Point sizes range from 3 to 13.
porosity
The property of paper that allows permeation of air. Porosity depends on the
number of pores in a sheet as well as the size, shape and distribution of pores.
post-consumer
waste
Paper and packaging that have been printed on, used at least once by
consumers, and then submitted for recycling.
preprinted stock
Any previously printed paper that will be printed on again.
system interface
An integrated workstation, running Xerox software, for interfacing with and
managing the Xerox Nuvera.
pressure roll wrap
jam
A jam caused by a sheet of paper becoming wrapped around the pressure roll in
the fuser.
printability
A complex property of paper that allows high quality printing. Printability is a
combination of other properties, such as smoothness, opacity, and ink
receptivity.
pulp
Fibers that are extracted from wood, straw, cotton, or grasses and used to make
paper.
ream
480, 500 or 1000 sheets of paper in a sealed package.
recycled paper
Paper manufactured with a specified percentage of post-consumer waste.
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