Artist’s Proofs or A/P
The first few prints an artist makes from a plate, intended for the artist's personal use. It is common practice to reserve approximately ten percent of an edition as artist's proofs, although this figure can be higher.

Brayer
the name of the small hand-held rollers used to spread ink onto printing plates.

Edition
The number of prints an artist creates from one plate or design.

Plate or Master Plate
The surface a print is made on (i.e. wood, linoleum, metal, etc.)

Original
The definition of an original fine art print is that the artist both conceived of and had a direct hand in the production of the print. An original print should be distinguished from a reproduction, which is produced photo-mechanically and is a copy of an original artwork.