Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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insertion point

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A blinking vertical line or other mark in the document window of the editor, form, or other application which indicates where any new text or data will appear. See prompt, cursor, ...

encyclopedia / encyclopaedia

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A book, or set of books, containing articles on various topics covering all branches of knowledge, or all aspects of one subject, usually arranged alphabetically; derived from ...

meta tag / metatag

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A concealed header in the form of an HTML tag that identifies the contents of a webpage, including a formatted general description of the website, keywords for search engines, and ...

streambedding

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A contraction of (main)stream + (em)bedding, as used to describe the flow of graphics data with coding inserted, as in EPS and SVG formats.

overhang

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A cover that protrudes, juts, or extends beyond the trimmed signatures it contains; a projecting cover. Compare cut flush; see cover paper, separate cover, self-cover, binding, ...

four-color process

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A continuous tone printing method for color images on offset or lithographic presses; also called "color process printing". See CMYK, PMS, process colors, illustration.

immortals

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A designation for the gods of classical mythology, who were augmented in the oral tradition by noteworthy persons of enduring fame. This legendary category was exponentially ...