Publishing

Publishing

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

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Blank verse

Printing & publishing; Publishing

In prosody, unrhymed verse. In English, the term usually means unrhymed iambic pentameter. In classical prosody, rhyme was not used at all; with the introduction of rhyme in the Middle Ages, blank ...

Escrow key

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The access system used to decode or decipher an encryption algorithm, which is deposited with a third party; also called "master key" or "passkey". Such reserved protocols or solutions are intended ...

Hellbox

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The receptacle for collecting discarded type ("dead matter") that will be melted for re-use. See foundry type, hot type, type metal.

Regional edition

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A periodical tailored for a select geographical area, usually supplemented with advertising and editorial copy of local interest. Many consumer magazines issue discrete variants containing ...

Grid box

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A structural display area on a page layout containing copy; grid boxes may be combined or bridged to accommodate particular images, headings, or body text. See box, mortise, grid.

Making order

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An order for paper made to the customer's specifications by a mill; as making order.

Basis weight

Printing & publishing; Publishing

In the U.S. and Canada, the weight, in pounds, of a ream (500 sheets) of paper cut to the basic size (qv) ; also called the "ream weight" and "substance weight" (sub wt). In countries using ISO ...