Publishing

Publishing

Publishing is the process of producing literature, music or information and making it available to the general public.

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Sine qua non / sine qua causa non

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An indispensable or essential condition, element, or factor, as a quiddity; derived from Latin "without which (thing) nothing". Compare tour de force; see constant, grid, template, design.

Three-quarter binding

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A book binding in which the material used for the back extends farther over the covers than in half binding (qv). See binding.

Featheredge

Printing & publishing; Publishing

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

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, copper, brass, steel) ...

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 blade coated. See paper ...

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; syllable-count methods ...

Interlude

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An intervening episode or intermediate entertainment, as a separating period, musical passage, or brief performance between other acts or events. Also, a comedic sketch performed between the parts of ...