Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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logogram

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An abbreviated conventional symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, such as the symbol "&" for the word 'and'; also called "logograph", as derived from "word + draw". ...

high-fidelity color

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Color reproduced using six, eight, or twelve separations. See illustration.

ink balance

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Relationship of the densities and dot gains of process inks to each other, and to a standard density of neutral gray. See illustration.

deckle edge

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The irregular or ragged edge of handmade paper, often used for ornamental effect in books and stationery; now usually produced artificially on machine-made paper with an untrimmed ...

justify

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To fit exactly in a line, by adjusting the spacing of words and characters, which produces even margins. See flush, alignment, feathering, straight composition, ragged, H&J, ...

credit line

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A line of text acknowledging the source or origin of published or exhibited material. See byline, caption, underline, cover credit, brand, plagiarism.