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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

printer font

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Font converted from display device and produced by software in an output device. Compare screen font; see font.

hook

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Something that attracts attention, as an audience captivated by a dramatic introduction; or entices patronage, as to snare clients and customers. See cover lines, skyline, teaser, take-off, puffery.

line shot

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The picture taken by a printer of a layout, including text and line drawings, that does not require halftones.

cheater bar

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Using vacant space on an imposed sheet, prints compensatory ink to balance the difference between a solid and a knockout, so uneven ink distribution will not distort the image with streaks or ...

intranet

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A network of World Wide Web technology for internal applications to a private enterprise. It may consist of many interlinked Local Area Networks, and also use leased lines in the Wide Area Network. ...

asterisk

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A small starlike symbol (*) used in writing and printing as a reference mark (qv), or to indicate omission, ungrammatical usage, doubtful matter, or the like; see ellipsis, notation, end sign. Also, ...

x-line

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An imaginary line at x-height running parallel with the baseline (qv); also called mean line. Compare cap line.

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