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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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Gateway
Printing & publishing; Publishing
An interface device or system used to connect dissimilar networks, so that information can be passed among different communications protocols. Unlike a bridge, which transfers information between ...
Window
Printing & publishing; Publishing
In applications and graphical interfaces, a specially delineated portion of the screen environment that can contain its own document or message. Each window can act independently, as if it were a ...
Legal-size / legal-sized
Printing & publishing; Publishing
Term prevalent in North America for paper sheets trimmed to measure approximately 8.5 x 14 inches (216mm x 356mm); and office supplies or equipment fitted to accept such ledger paper. Compare ...
Etch / etching
Printing & publishing; Publishing
The process of engraving designs or pictures onto a metal, glass, or other suitable surface by the corrosive action of an acid, that when charged with ink will transfer the impression to paper or ...
Subtractive primary colours
Printing & publishing; Publishing
Yellow, magenta and cyan. In the graphic arts, these colours are known as process colours because, along with black, they are the ink colours used in color-process printing. Compare additive colors; ...
Paperback
Printing & publishing; Publishing
A paperbound book, also called "softcover". Paperbacks come in two types: trade and mass market. Trade paperbacks are the higher end model, printed on better quality paper and larger in size. A ...
Easel
Printing & publishing; Publishing
A stand or frame for supporting or displaying graphic artwork at an angle; compare showcase. Also, a mounting frame, with adjustable masks to control borders, for printing photographic enlargements.