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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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Densitometer
Printing & publishing; Publishing
Device used to measure light reflected or transmitted from paper or film. A transmittal densitometer is used directly on transparent colors, and a reflective densitometer is used indirectly on opaque ...
Felt side
Printing & publishing; Publishing
Side of the paper that does not make contact with the fourdrinier wire during papermaking; usually considered to be the "top side" or "front side". Compare wire side; see deckle, paper.
Elision
Printing & publishing; Publishing
The omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation; such as in verse, the omission of a vowel at the end of one word when the next word begins with a vowel. Also, any act or instance of ...
Block-in
Printing & publishing; Publishing
To sketch the primary motif or main areas of an image prior to the design. See line drawing, scamp, sketch, thumbnail.
Hardware
Printing & publishing; Publishing
The mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical devices comprising a computer system. Compare software; see chip, disc, Floptical disk, Winchester disk, bus, multifunction, computer.
Dry-trap
Printing & publishing; Publishing
To print over dry ink in multiple pressruns, as contrasted with wet-trap. See trap, illustration.
Codex
Printing & publishing; Publishing
A manuscript volume, usually of an ancient classic or a book of statutes, as contrasted with a scroll. See spine, incunabula, headword, artifact.
