Publishing

Publishing

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

Industry: Printing & publishing

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Password

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A secret sequence of alphanumeric characters and other symbols used for necessary authentication prior to log-in onto a computer system. Password protection allows a system to assign log-in names to ...

Streamer

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Alternate term for banner (qv). As a sensational headline, this term should be designated: screamer.

Golden hello

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Colloquial expression for a payment made to induce a prospect to take up employment. The taxability of the payment depends upon how it is characterised (eg: compensation, allowance, honorarium, gift, ...

Yellow journalism

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Published reporting that emphasises sensational or lurid details, often by distorting the facts; directly derived from the Hearst and Pulitzer press's "Yellow Kid" competition, but indicative of ...

Section sign

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The hatch-mark or number sign (#) used to indicate the need to insert space, as divisions between sections. Also, a special symbol, such as the interlaced Ss ( ) mark, used to denote categorical ...