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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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.

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 colour 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 ...