Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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wet-trap

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To print all colors and laminates in a single pressrun, as contrasted with multiple pressruns (dry-trap); also known as "in-line printing". See trap, illustration.

staple binding

Printing & publishing; Publishing

See saddle-stitch binding, side-stitch binding.

brightness

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The measure (by densitometer) of light reflected from paper. See illustration.

simplex

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To print on one side of a sheet from a dedicated peripheral or a networked device, as in the remote queuing of corporate or institutional documents; compare duplex, see ...

feature story

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A major article usually written from a personal perspective; including the most prominent story in a periodical, such as the cover story.

foreword

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A short introductory statement in a published work by someone other than the author. A preface usually follows a foreword, if both are used. Compare afterword; see front matter.

epigraph

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An apposite quotation, terse saying, or concise poem at the beginning of a book, chapter, or the like. Compare epigram, cento; see hokku, bite, squib, snippet, call-out, fair use, ...