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Vaccum
Frame: |
In
platemaking, a vacuum device for holding copy and reproduction material
in contact during exposure.
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Varnish:
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A protective
coating or decorative film.
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Vector:
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Object-oriented
graphics usually created by drawing programs utilizing algorithms
for definition.
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Vehicle:
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In printing inks,
the fluid component that acts as a carrier for the pigment.
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Vellum
Finish: |
In papermaking,
a toothy finish that is realtively absorbent for fast ink penetration.
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Velox:
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A photographic
paper print made from a screen negative.
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Vertical
Space:
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The spacing
top to bottom between labels in a die cut arrangement.
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Video
display terminal: |
(VDT) A term
for a computer monitor or display.
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Vignette:
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An illustration
in which the background fades gradually away until it blends into
the unprinted paper.
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Virtual
Memory: |
A technique of
making memory (RAM) seem larger that it really is by using other memory
space (storage), sacrificing speed.
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Virus:
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A destructive
program that enters your computer system and carries out a series
of commands to replicate and infect any disk or file or computer hooked
up to that system.
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Viscosity:
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In printing inks,
a board term encompassing the properties of tack and flow.
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