PMS color:

An international system used to mix inks to standard colors used by printers.

PMT:

Abbreviated name for photomechanical transfer. Often used to make position prints.

PPI:

The number of pixels per inch displayed on a computer monitor. Commonly used to refer to the relative resolution of an image, with 300 usually held to be print quality. Compare with DPI.

Pad:

To bind by applying glue along one edge of a stack of sheets.

Page count:

Total number of pages in a book including blanks.

Page proofs:

A proof output to plain paper before the entire job is printed.

Pagination:

The numbering of pages in a book.

Pallet:

Wooden platform used as a base for loading and moving paper and printed products.

Pantone matching system:

A registered trade name, system of color matching used in computer software, paper and inks.

Paper distributor:

Merchant selling paper wholesale to printers and other buyers of large quantities.