Publishing

Publishing

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

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Cast-coated paper

Printing & publishing; Publishing

High-gloss, coated paper made by pressing the paper against a polished, hot, metal drum while the coating is still wet. See paper coating.

Undercolor removal

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Technique of making colour separations such that the amount of cyan, magenta, and yellow ink is reduced in midtone and shadow areas, while the amount of black is increased; abbreviated UCR. See ...

Orality

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The pre-literate and non-literate rhetorical convention of spoken communication, oral tradition, and verbal legacy (eg: Hawaiian); which is probably the source of word games and poetic rhythms. ...

Brochure

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A pamphlet or leaflet; derived from "to stitch" a book. See booklet, chapbook, monograph, catalog, collateral.

Mottle

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A spotty or blotched appearance from uneven ink absorption on uncoated paper; also known as "sinkage" or "mealy". Compare hickey, slur, scum, setoff, picking, webpox, tessellate; see illustration.

Character map

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An interactive keyboard layout in Windows that shows the characters available for each typeface in uppercase, lowercase, and with option keys. The equivalent utility for Macintosh is Key Caps. ...