| A | B |
| BINDING | Securing pages together:wire,thread,adhesive,plastic |
| COLLATING | Arranging in order and checking pages to create a book |
| FINISHING | final bindery work: die cut,embossed,foil stamp |
| JOGGING | Vibrating paper by machine |
| PADDING | Binding sheets using adhesive |
| PERFORATING | Parially cutting sheets so it can be torn away |
| SCORING | creasing a sheet |
| STICHING | Binding a book with wire |
| TRIMMING | Cutting the edges stock to make then even |
| LOOSLEAF | Gathering and punching |
| SIDE STICH "SIDE WIRE" | Place wire/staples on side of sheets |
| SADDLE STICH | Place wire/staples in fold of sheets |
| MECHANICAL BINDING | Posts, rings and 3-ring binder |
| EMBOSSING | Pree sheet between dies: "raised surface" |
| FOIL STAMPING | A sheet of metallic foil is pressed and heated |
| LAMINATING | Applying a plastic coating over the stock |