Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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tone compression

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Reduction in the tonal range from original scene to printed reproduction.

dithering

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The illusion of new colors and shades created by varying the patterns of dots; including adaptive dithering, diffusion dithering, Floyd-Steinberg dithering. The more dither ...

laminate

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To cover with a thin layer, or to overlay with a thin plate or scale; composed of layers, as paper finished with a coating.

violin piece

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A leading story that sets the tone, mood, flavor, or color in a thematic issue of a periodical. See feature story, anchor.

password

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A secret sequence of alphanumeric characters and other symbols used for necessary authentication prior to log-in onto a computer system. Password protection allows a system to ...

streamer

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Alternate term for banner (qv). As a sensational headline, this term should be designated: screamer.

golden hello

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Colloquial expression for a payment made to induce a prospect to take up employment. The taxability of the payment depends upon how it is characterized (eg: compensation, ...