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Publishing
Publishing is the process of producing literature, music or information and making it available to the general public.
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Publishing
classic
Printing & publishing; Publishing
An author or literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality, as fundamental, traditional, or definitive. See literature, immortals, copyright.
text paper
Printing & publishing; Publishing
Designation for printing papers with textured surfaces such as laid or linen. Some mills also use text to refer to any paper they consider top-of-the-line, whether its surface has a texture or not. ...
loose-leaf
Printing & publishing; Publishing
Sheets of paper secured as printed matter in a notebook or portfolio for ease of replacement or rearrangement; including ring, spring-back, expansion post, binder post, screw-and-post. See side ...
squatting
Printing & publishing; Publishing
The occupation of property without permission or payment, or usurpation without right or title. A company's name or domain name may differ from their trademark, but trademarks are particular to ...
gamma
Printing & publishing; Publishing
A measure of the degree of development of a photographic print or negative. See burn, retouch, gamma curve, photography.
standard viewing conditions
Printing & publishing; Publishing
A simulation of the color of daylight on a "normal" or bright day: a background of 60 percent neutral gray, and light that measures 5000 degrees Kelvin. See illustration.
assisted self-publishing
Printing & publishing; Publishing
An author, wishing to retain copyright and maintain editorial control of their manuscript, may hire a commercial assisted self-publishing house to provide professional services throughout any part of ...