Overrun
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004086
The quantity of printed material produced in excess of the exact number ordered by the client. Overruns are a standard practice in commercial printing to account for spoilage, quality control, and potential damage during finishing. A typical overrun allowance is between 5% and 10% of the ordered quantity.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-004086 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial printing |
| Synonyms | run over |
| Translations | German: Ausgleich; Spanish: rebasar; French: reporter |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-004086",
"term": "Overrun",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The quantity of printed material produced in excess of the exact number ordered by the client. Overruns are a standard practice in commercial printing to account for spoilage, quality control, and potential damage during finishing. A typical overrun allowance is between 5% and 10% of the ordered quantity.",
"synonyms": [
"run over"
],
"subject": "Industrial printing",
"translations": {
"de": "Ausgleich",
"es": "rebasar",
"fr": "reporter"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/overrun/"
}
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