edge acuity
The degree to which the edge of an image appears sharp and precise, not fuzzy. Uniform ink coverage will positively affect an image's edge acuity.
edge gilding
The utilization of gold leaf to coat page borders.
edge staining
Using various pigment(s) on a document, pamphlet or book's finished edge.
edit
To alter information in form or substance.
edition
The quantity produced during a print run. Often applied to signed fine-art prints of a limited run.
edition binding
See case binding.
eggshell finish
A rough textured paper.
electron beam coating
A clear coating that dries when exposed to an electron radiation. Electron beam coatings are generally glossy when cured and very durable.
electronic color correction
Using a computer system to adjust, change or otherwise alter or manipulate a color image. Examples include changing a CMYK image to RGB or vice-versa, retouching, adjusting color balance, color saturation, contrast, etc.
electronic color scanner
An electronic device similar to a photocopier that converts a physical color image into four separate, single color images, one for each of the three process colors plus black. The four digital images are used to create four printing plates. When the four ink colors are combined on the printing substrate a full color reproduction of the original is produced.
electronic composition
Using a computer system to copyfit and paginate a printing project. The finished project is output on paper or film on an imagesetter.
em dash
A line the width of a font's uppercase m.
embossing
Producing a raised surface on a substrate. When deliberately created, a metal die is used to press a pattern or image into the material. Sometimes embossing is an unintended and unwanted effect created when the wet ink is pulled up from the surface of the substrate as the printing plate is lifted away. See waffling.
en dash
A line the width of a font's uppercase n.
end matter
The appendix, agenda, glossary, index, and bibliography and other material's printed at the rear of a book. Other Term: back matter.
engraving
Using an acid or other chemical to form an elevated image on a printing plate or cylinder. See also: letterpress; relief plate; relief printing.
extended color
Used when an image is meant to extend completely to the edge of the finished sheet. Printing a color beyond the trim edge of a sheet to ensure that there is no white space at the edge after the substrate on which the image is printed is trimmed to finish size. See also: bleed; full bleed.