Glossary, ContinuedP (Continued)PRINTING— A process for reproducing copy.PRINTING PLATE— Also called CUT. A flat piece of metal used on aprinting press that contains the image either engraved or etchedphotographically on the surface.PRISM— A transparent piece of crystal or optical glass having two planesurfaces which are not parallel that separate white light into the visible colorsof the spectrum.PROCESS COLOR REPRODUCTION— A combination of halftone plates,usually red, yellow, blue, and black, which when printed in perfect register,combine to produce a full-color reproduction.PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT— The people responsible for purchasingand maintaining schedules on printing, typography, engravings, bindings,paper, and sometimes the purchase of art for an organization.PROGRESSIVE PROOFS— Proofs showing the order of printing and shadeof ink for each required plate.PROGRESSIVE DISCLOSURE— Systematically revealing information on apartially obscured visual.PROJECTION— The act or art of projecting lines and planes in orthographicand perspective drawings.PROJECTOR— A device containing a light and lenses for projecting animage onto another surface.PROJECTURAL— (1) An image projected onto another surface; (2) Theimage so projected.PROOF— A printed impression from a negative, a plate, or a body of typesubmitted for examination or correction.Continued on next pageAI-48
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