Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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densitometer

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Device used to measure light reflected or transmitted from paper or film. A transmittal densitometer is used directly on transparent colors, and a reflective densitometer is used ...

felt side

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Side of the paper that does not make contact with the fourdrinier wire during papermaking; usually considered to be the "top side" or "front side". Compare wire side; see deckle, ...

elision

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation; such as in verse, the omission of a vowel at the end of one word when the next word begins with a vowel. Also, ...

block-in

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To sketch the primary motif or main areas of an image prior to the design. See line drawing, scamp, sketch, thumbnail.

airbrush

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A mechanical atomizer producing an adjustable spray of paint, used especially for retouching (qv) photographs and other design illustrations.

macro

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A single function for a computer program that implements a sequence of instructions; this special sequence is actuated by a control-key combination (called a hot-key). See script, ...

allonym

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An author's assumed name; the fictitious or counterfeit name under which a writing is published, as derived "other + name". Synonymous with pen name, nom de plume, pseudonym, ...