| Term | Explanation |
| Acid Free | Tissue paper used for wrapping delicate fabrics must be acid free to ensure the tissue paper does not damage the fabric if left for some time |
| Acrylic | Type of plastic, used sometimes as a rope on some of the luxury carrier bags. |
| Anilox | In printing, anilox is a method used to provide a measured amount of ink to a flexo printing plate. |
| Art paper | A paper evenly coated with a fine clay compound, which creates a hard smooth surface on one or both sides. Mainly used for carrierbags from the Far East. |
| Artwork | The complete material including type, pictures, diagrams and photos from which film is made for production of printing plates. Artwork can be digital or manual. Accepted digital formats include .ai, .eps, high resolution .pdf and high resolution .jpg. |