Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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feature well

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The unique feature stories in a periodical; the topical allure that impels single-copy sales of a publication, as distinguished from its regular and recurring departments. Unlike ...

crawl

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A display of continuously running text, such as weather alerts or news announcements, typically appearing at the bottom of a television screen, so as not to interrupt normal ...

pipe

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A portion of memory that can be used by one process to pass information along to another; also called "pipelining". Two computer processes are connected so that the output of one ...

featheredge

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A thin or tapered sharp edge. Compare feathering, dot gain, hairline.

die

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or other machine. The longevity of dies depends upon the durability of die material used (plastic, magnesium, ...

blade coating

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Method of coating paper that ensures a relatively thick covering and level surface, as compared to film coating; also called "knife coating". Gloss, dull, and matte papers are ...

prosody

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The broad study or science of how language is handled in the composition of poetry. The term encompasses versification (meter, rhyme, traditional forms); Anglo-Saxon poetics; ...