Publishing

Publishing

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

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Apex

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The upper junction point in oblique character stems, the meeting of which is less than perpendicular, as in letters A / M / N / W. See font, type, typeface, typography.

Introduction

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A preliminary part leading to the main body of a publication; usually an extensive statement that guides or outlines the text. See front matter.

A distinctive characteristic that may be introduced into a printing job, usually by flooding (like a varnish) the substance onto uncoated paper, to obtain a particular fragrance or aroma. Although ...

Chalking

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A powdering effect on the surface of paper after the ink has failed to dry satisfactorily due to a fault in printing. See paper coating.

Ladder

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A graded series or graduated set, as a hierarchy of contents or an ordered preference for submitted materials; used in the selection and placement of features for presentation, as the "lead story". ...

Fair use

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A provision of the Copyright Act that entitles anyone to quote or cite protected material in literary review, educational instruction, scholarly research, editorial opinion, news report, comparative ...

Page marker

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A visual cue, such as an ornament, which informs the reader of the continuation of a storey or article, or signals the viewer of a queued or concatenated presentation; used in lieu of an oral or ...