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bleed
Last modified: Wednesday, June 06, 2007
(blēd) (n.)Text or graphics that extends all the way to the edge of the paper it is printed on. Bleeds are used in publishing for graphical effect and for printed tabs. Most printers cannot print all the way to the edge of the paper, so the only way to produce a bleed is to print on paper larger than the final page size and then trim the paper.
(v.) To run to the edge of the paper, thereby producing a bleed.
