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Nanometer
A unit in which wavelengths of light and other radiant energy are expressed. One nanometer is one billionth of a meter.
A unit in which wavelengths of light and other radiant energy are expressed. One nanometer is one billionth of a meter.
Nominal weight
Refers to the basis weight of the paper. Unless otherwise stipulated by the mill and customer, a tolerance of plus or minus 5% is allowed when calculating the nominal weight.
Non-impact printing
Describes a segment of printers, such as inkjet, laser, thermal or electrostatic, that create images without needing to strike the page.
Notched binding
Sometimes used to strengthen perfect binding, notches are made in the binding edge and filled with adhesive to hold the pages together.