Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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imagery

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Mental pictures evoked by figurative descriptions; derivative imagination. Compare videation; see rhetorical forms.

cover lines

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The brief announcements or blurbs displayed on the cover of a periodical, as adjuncts of headlines and illustrations, as enticements for readers to search inside the publication ...

renaissance

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The spirit and activity which typified the period of transition between the Medieval and Modern times, known as the "Revival of Learning". Conventionally characterized as a ...

blueline

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A generic term for pre-press proofs made from a variety of materials having similar appearances, where all colors show as blue images on white paper; such proofs may also be ...

lacquer

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A protective coating, such as resin or cellulose ester dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added for printing on substrates. See ink, laminate, varnish.

edition

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A version, or one of a series of printings, as of a book or newspaper; each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations and additions; see polyglot. Also, ...