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registration marks

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Small crosshair or target symbols placed outside the trimmed area that let the printer align each ink colour precisely on top of the others.

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the little target symbols that keep the colours lined up

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crop marksRegistration marks align the colours on top of each other; crop marks mark where to trim the sheet.

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Print & production

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