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catching up

a term indicating that the non-image areas of a printing plate are beginning to accept ink or scum.

CD-ROM

acronym for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory. These high volume memory storage mediums are accessed by an internal or remote drive.

chalking

a term which refers to the improper drying of ink. Pigment dusts off because the vehicle has been absorbed too quickly.

CMYK

see Process colors.

continuous tone

an original photographic or illustrative image which contains continuous shades from the lightest to the darkest which are not broken up into dots.

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