Publishing

Publishing

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

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Tittle

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic or punctuation. Also, any very small thing or any insignificant amount, as a particle, jot, or whit. See bang.

Underrun

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A pressrun or production run below the quantity ordered; to receive fewer copies than requested, due to printing spoilage or printer's error, which permissible variant should be factored into the ...

Isometric projection

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A three-dimensional drawing. Compare orthographic projection; see hologram.

Preliminary proof

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Any proof examined prior to making a contract proof. See composite proof, integral proof, galley proof, bombproof.

Raster image processor (RIP)

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A pre-press stage performed after stripping. Also, the abbreviation for Rest In Proportion, being a layout designation for adjusting text and graphics to fit a given space, often in relation to a ...

Pixel map

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A three-dimensional array of bits represented as a two-dimensional array of pixels, in which each pixel has a depth of a certain number of bits.

Blue law

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Any prohibitive or puritanical law regulating personal conduct or forbids public acts, especially on the Sabbath or other holy days; such as the Communication Decency Act and Comstock laws. See ...