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barrier sheet
n. a piece of paper or other substance placed between different types of materials to prevent contamination resulting from direct contactNotes
Barrier sheets are commonly inserted during printing or binding to prevent the transfer of ink from a plate or illustration; it may be loose, sewn into the binding, or tipped in. During archival processing1, barrier sheets are often inserted in albums to protect acid migration from pages to materials on a facing page.-
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