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Washup:

The process of cleaning the printing press between ink changes.

Web Press:

A printing press that prints on paper from a continuous roll.

Web:

A roll of paper used in web or rotary printing.

Widow:

Where the last line in a paragraph consists of only seven or less characters. 

Word Spacing:

Word spacing in typography is the process of increasing or decreasing the space between words. Typographers may modify the default spacing of a letter in a body of type to aid readability and copy fit or for aesthetic effect, but this does not alter word spacing alone, and is rarely done.

Work and Turn:

To print one side of a sheet of paper, then turn the sheet over from left to right and print the second side. The same gripper and plate are used for printing both sides.

WYSIWYG:

Pronounced "wizzy-wig", stands for "What You See Is What You Get", an expression characterizing page processing and typesetting programs or systems that show on a screen what you will get as the output from a printer or imagesetter.