Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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duodecimo

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A book size of about 5 x 7 inches (13 x 19 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 12 leaves or 24 pages; symbol: 12mo. Also called twelvemo. See sheet.

duotone

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A black-and-white photograph reproduced using two halftone negatives, each shot to emphasize different tonal values in the original. See double black duotone, illustration.

border

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A continuous decorative design or line surrounding the page matter or page inset (call-out). See margin, rule, Oxford rule, black space, ornament.

minion

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A 7.3 point type; see font, type.

ink holdout

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A characteristic of paper that prevents it from absorbing ink, thus allowing ink to dry on the surface of the paper; also called "holdout". See paper coating.

genre

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, style, content, or the like.

interlude

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An intervening episode or intermediate entertainment, as a separating period, musical passage, or brief performance between other acts or events. Also, a comedic sketch performed ...