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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

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.

Text paper

Printing & publishing; Publishing

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 ...

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