also: いんさつぼんし
actual printing stock; paper for final print run
Technical term in printing and publishing. Refers to the paper actually used for the final production run, as opposed to proofing or test stock.
After proofreading, we print on the actual printing stock.
The actual printing stock for this catalog uses high-quality paper.
Proof print or galley proof, used for checking before the final run. 印刷本紙 is the final paper stock, not a proof.
Can mean 'this newspaper' or 'main paper' in a publication context, but 印刷本紙 specifically refers to the physical paper used for the final print run.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading いんさつほんし is more common; いんさつぼんし is a variant.
Variant reading; less common than いんさつほんし.
Compound of 印刷 (printing) and 本紙 (main/actual paper). The reading ほんし for 本紙 is standard; the variant ぼんし is a rare rendaku-like voicing.