printability
That characteristic of a material, such as paper,
which permits high quality printing, and which,
though not capable of precise definition, is
generally judged visually in terms of uniformity
of color of the printed areas, uniformity of ink
transfer, quality of "black on white," and rate of
ink setting and drying. In paper, hardness,
smoothness, opacity, color, and pick resistance
are some characteristics which lend themselves to
good printability. (17 , 139 )