Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

The industry concerned with the preparation and distribution of printed material to the general public.

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additive color

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Color produced by light falling onto a surface. The additive primary colors are red, green, and blue. Compare subtractive color, subtractive primary colors; see illustration.

commodity

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Refers to paper or printing produced quickly and in high volumes, so therefore relatively inexpensive.

multifunction

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The inherent ability to perform more than one function, either serially or simultaneously, as with multifunction circuit boards or multitasking (qv). The most common multifunction ...

lay

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To devise a plan, as the consistent arrangement of type within font boxes; see type case. Also, a short narrative, poem, or song; see story, verse.

prequel

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A sequel to a film, play, or piece of fiction that prefigures or foreshadows the original. See series; compare sequel.

Abbreviation

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An abbreviation or acrostic formed from the initial letters of the words in a name or phrase, which are always separately spelled-out in pronunciation (eg: MPH, RPM, ATM, HIV, ...

magapaper

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Combination magazine and newspaper for trade circulation, often arranged in tabloid format. See public relations magazine, trade journal, newsletter, zine, tabazine, periodical.