Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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jump article

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An article started near the beginning of a periodical, often with a dramatic heading and profuse illustrations, then interrupted for continuation near the back pages. This ...

captive printer

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Department of an agency, association, or business that does printing for a parent organization; also called "in-house printer" and "in-plant printer".

web publishing

Printing & publishing; Publishing

See webcast, e-pub, DTP, multicast backbone, website, webpage, selective binding, text editor, word processor.

tautology

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The needless repetition of an idea in different words, a "word salad" circumlocution (eg: beautiful calligraphy, double spread, widow woman, rooftop, advance planning, advance ...

recast

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To remodel or reconstruct a literary work, document, sentence, or the like; see redact, edit, copyedit, proofread, rewrite, recension, pore. Also, to provide a play or role with a ...

dash

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A mark or sign (-) used variously in printed or written matter, especially to note a break, pause, or hesitation, to begin and end parenthetic text, to indicate omission of ...

epigram

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A short poem or concise prose, often witty or satirical, that tersely expresses an ingenious turn of thought; also recognized as a monostich, saying, bon mot, witticism, quip, ...