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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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Publishing

Controlled circulation

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The practise of sending complimentary copies of a magazine, usually trade, literary, or other subsidised periodicals, to specific subscribers, whose selection is based upon their job title or ...

Proofreader's marks

Printing & publishing; Publishing

With more editing and typesetting being performed on computers, the esoteric proofreader's marks are falling into disuse, but their principles still apply to blueline and galley proofs. Unlike ...

Side note

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A note written or printed on one of the side margins of a page, adjacent to the passage to which it refers, usually in writing or type distinct from the text. A side note, also known as a "marginal ...

Super extended graphics array (SXGA)

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A specification that can display 1280 x 1024 resolution, or approximately 1.3 million pixels. See screen, illustration.

Legend

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An inscription, as a motto or epigraph on a crest, monument, or illustration. Also, an explanatory table or key to symbols and signs, as on a chart or map.

Conversion

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Has several meanings including: the first time renewal of a new, paid subscription and the reformation of a database for use with new software or at a new fulfilment house.

Specifications

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The precise and complete written description of the detailed features for a printing job; abbreviated "specs". See estimate, fixed costs, variable costs, formula pricing, unit cost, quotation, job ...

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