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DictionaryimpositionPage arrangement
noun

imposition

The arrangement of pages for printing in the correct order after folding.

Correct imposition keeps the booklet's pages in order after folding.

Etymology
impositionLatinput upon; place

The Latin root concerns placing. The printing noun names the planned placement of pages on a sheet so that folding and binding bring them into sequence.

More examples

  • The printer checks the imposition before printing the entire job.
  • This imposition places pages one and eight beside each other.
  • An error in imposition leaves the folded brochure's pages out of order.

Forms

imposition · impositions

impose verb — Arrange pages for correct printing and folding.

Similar words

layout
Layout covers overall design, not specifically page order after folding.