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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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Chatroom

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An interactive online forum featuring real-time conversations among participants on a specific topic, which communications may be monitored (read like a BBS) by subscribing observers. See IRC, ...

Rhyme

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Identity in the sound of some parts of verse, especially the terminal words or the end of lines; formerly "rime". Also, verse or poetry having correspondence in the terminal sounds of their lines. ...

Legal paper

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Term prevalent in North America for bond paper trimmed to legal-size (8.5" X 14") sheets, usually composed into a ruled writing tablet; often called "legal pad". Compare foolscap; see paper.

Screen shot

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The printout of an establishing shot or snapshot of the image displayed on a computer screen, usually taken in context for verification or troubleshooting. Since the screen shot may be documenting a ...

Minuscule

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Written in small (not capital) letters, as a lowercase letter. Also, a small cursive script developed in the 7th century AD from the uncial, which it afterward superseded. Compare majuscule; see ...

Laid finish

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A paper finish, on bond or text, simulating the surface of handmade paper with a grid of parallel lines; when the laid lines appear in both directions (crosshatching) the effect is called "chain ...

Newsstand

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A stall, booth, or other place at which periodicals are displayed for single-copy sale to the public; also called "bookstall". See kiosk, BBS, RDA, audience, audit.

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