Impose
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002985
To arrange the pages of a multi-page document onto a larger press sheet in the correct sequence and orientation for printing. This arrangement accounts for how the sheet will be folded and trimmed to create the final product, such as a book or brochure. The resulting layout, called an imposition scheme, dictates the placement of page numbers, margins, and bleed areas to match the binding method.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-002985 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial printing |
| Synonyms | enjoin; force; inflict; lay |
| See also | Lay; Imposition; Imposing stone; Imposing table |
| Translations | German: Ausschießen; Spanish: imponer; French: imposer |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-002985",
"term": "Impose",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "To arrange the pages of a multi-page document onto a larger press sheet in the correct sequence and orientation for printing. This arrangement accounts for how the sheet will be folded and trimmed to create the final product, such as a book or brochure. The resulting layout, called an imposition scheme, dictates the placement of page numbers, margins, and bleed areas to match the binding method.",
"synonyms": [
"enjoin",
"force",
"inflict",
"lay"
],
"subject": "Industrial printing",
"see_also": [
"lay",
"imposition",
"imposing stone",
"imposing table"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Ausschießen",
"es": "imponer",
"fr": "imposer"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/impose/"
}
Record 3,287 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.