Primary definition
A printing imperfection resulting from dirt on the press or foreign matter in the paper.
Also known ashickey mark · hickies · hickie · printer's hickey · ink hickey · plate hickey · offset hickey
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A printing imperfection resulting from dirt on the press or foreign matter in the paper.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Hickey. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/hickey
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