| Term |
Definition |
| M |
Magenta. One of the four process colour's. |
| Make ready |
Activities required to prepare a press or machine to run specific printing or finishing job. Also called set up. |
| Margin |
Space around the edge of a printed sheet. |
| Matte finish |
Finish on paper or board |
| Metallic ink |
Special ink which contains powdered metal or pigments to simulate metal such as gold or silver. |
| Moire |
The pattern resulting when halftones and tints are made with incorrectly aligned screens. Also called cross hatch. |
| Mono |
The use of one printing ink, usually black. |
| Mulicolour printing |
Printing in more than one ink color but no using CMYK or full colour |
