Pitney Bowes DI425 FastPac Inserting Systems - Manual (Page 83)

Appendix A —Glossary
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Term Definitions
Flap Depth The distance between the envelope flap fold and
that part of the flap farthest opposite.
Flap First An envelope orientation where the envelope feeds
flap first. Flaps are normally closed but not sealed.
Flap Last An envelope orientation where the envelope feeds
flap last. When loaded, flaps are normally closed
but not sealed.
Flap side down An envelope orientation where the envelope feeds
with the flap side facing down.
Flap side up An envelope orientation where the envelope feeds
with the flap side facing up.
Folder A device that can fold material into a variety fold
patterns, e.g., half fold, C-Fold (letter fold), Z- (Ac-
cordon) Fold.
Fold Panel Refers to the areas of a sheet after folding. A half
fold has two panels; a tri-fold (C- and Z-folds) has
three. The panels are called top, middle and bot-
tom.
Forward Flap Enve-
lope
An envelope with the flap on the window side. Of-
ten used with advertising printed on the non-flap
side.
Forward Order Multi-page pieces in normal print order (1-n),
where page one is in front of subsequent pages.
GSM Grams per square meter. See Paper Weght.
Insert Any piece of material placed into an envelope.
More narrowly defined, a piece of material not
folded by an inserter system (for example, a BRE,
slip, or pre-folded sheet). The latter definition dis-
tinguishes between an insert (no fold) and a sheet
(which is typically folded).
As verb, the mechanical process of stuffing mail
into an envelope.
Insert Feeder A feeder dedicated to pieces that do not need
folding, for example, a BRE or a pre-folded flyer.
Integrity Refers to the accuracy of a collation. It means the
document processing system has correctly as-
sembled all the pieces of a collation intended for a
single addressee.