Publishing

Publishing

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

Industry: Printing & publishing

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Mechanical

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A sheet of stiff paper on which artwork and type proofs have been secured for making a camera-ready printing plate; also known as a "paste-up" or "art board". Also, a person skilled in an applied ...

Type metal

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An alloy for making printing type, consisting chiefly of lead and antimony, and sometimes containing small quantities of tin, copper, zinc, and/or bismuth. See foundry type, hot type, hellbox, ...

Straight composition

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Copy arranged as both flush left and right; bijustified. See alignment, justify, flush, H&J, feathering, column rule, ragged, indent.

Tip / tipping / tip-in / tipping-in

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To insert or inset an additional page or supplemental sheet into a signature before binding, as for illustrations or corrigenda. See half-title page, integral.

Constituent

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A linguistic element considered as part of a construction. See morpheme, syntax, parts of speech.

A sequence of solicitation letters, with incremental efforts encouraging paid subscribers to renew. Ideally, each series is comprised of four to seven efforts mailed at regular intervals, which vary ...