Wet ink that transfers from the front of one sheet to the back of another sheet.
Partially transferring ink from a freshly printed surface to an adjacent surface, such as another sheet of paper.
when stacked printed pieces transfer their image onto the previous sheet.
Using an intermediate surface to transfer ink, resulting in a cleaner, more accurate print. Offsetting is a fundamental concept to modern lithography.
shadow print transferred to facing pages: the ink was perhaps not fully dry before folding or pressing.
Occurs when a printed tape is unwound and some of the printing ink is picked off by the adhesive or migrates into the adhesive. It is' in effect' a delaminating of the ink.
When the surface of a map contacts another surface for many years, as in an atlas, there may be a transfer of printer's ink or color, or a chemical reaction, which faintly reproduces a mirror image of the other surface. Offsetting can even occur from one part of a map to another if the map is folded on itself.
Using an intermediate surface used to transfer ink. Also, an unpleasant happening when the images of freshly printed sheets transfer images to each other.
When an image is pressed against another surface over a period of years, as in a book which is stored tightly in a bookcase, the printer's ink is sometimes transferred onto the adjacent surface, producing a mirror image.
the shadow image (of lines of type or an illustration) on the page facing the original impression
When the ink of a printed sheet rubs off or marks the next sheet as it is being delivered