noun
side stitch; flat stitch
A bookbinding method where the binding is done along the side of the pages, often with wire or thread, resulting in a flat spine. Technical term used in printing and bookbinding.
この冊子は平綴じで製本されています。
This booklet is bound with side stitching.
平綴じは、ページを重ねて端を綴じる方法です。
Side stitching is a method of stacking pages and binding them along the edge.