Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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classic

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An author or literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality, as fundamental, traditional, or definitive. See literature, immortals, copyright.

text paper

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Designation for printing papers with textured surfaces such as laid or linen. Some mills also use text to refer to any paper they consider top-of-the-line, whether its surface has ...

loose-leaf

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Sheets of paper secured as printed matter in a notebook or portfolio for ease of replacement or rearrangement; including ring, spring-back, expansion post, binder post, ...

squatting

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The occupation of property without permission or payment, or usurpation without right or title. A company's name or domain name may differ from their trademark, but trademarks are ...

gamma

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A measure of the degree of development of a photographic print or negative. See burn, retouch, gamma curve, photography.

standard viewing conditions

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A simulation of the color of daylight on a "normal" or bright day: a background of 60 percent neutral gray, and light that measures 5000 degrees Kelvin. See illustration.

assisted self-publishing

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An author, wishing to retain copyright and maintain editorial control of their manuscript, may hire a commercial assisted self-publishing house to provide professional services ...