Glossary of Terms
We take great pride in making our clients feel confident about their jobs during the production process. To help you gain a better understanding of what’s happening with your project, we’ve compiled a glossary of terms that we commonly use in our industry.
Glossary of Commonly Used Industry Terms
There are currently 14 names in this directory beginning with the letter H.
Hairline Register
Printing registration that lies within the range of plus or minus one half row of dots. It is the thinnest of the standard printers' rules.
Halftone Screen
A sheet of film or glass containing ruled right-angled lines, used to translate the full tone of a photo to the halftone dot image required for printing.
Hard Dot
The effect in a photograph where a dot has such a small degree of halation that the dot shows quite sharp.
High Key Halftone
A halftone that is made utilizing only the highlight tones down through the middle tones.
Highlights
The lightest tones of a photo, printed halftone or illustration. In the finished halftone, these highlights are represented by the finest dots.