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.
This booklet is bound with side stitching.
Side stitching is a method of stacking pages and binding them along the edge.
Compound of 平 (flat) and 綴じ (binding), referring to the flat spine produced by side stitching.