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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Chiasmus

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Word order reversal in two otherwise parallel phrases, as syntactic reversal or ideational exchange, also known as "convertible statement" or "reversible raincoat sentence" (eg: "The two most ...

Public service announcement (PSA)

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A notice or warning published without compensation for community benefit by the mass media as a requirement for licensure; an unpaid ad by the avuncular government for the citizen's own good. See ...

Ultra extended graphics array (UXGA)

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A specification that can display 1600 x 1200 resolution, or approximately 1.9 million pixels. See screen, illustration.

An insertion or reference insinuated into a proof copy before it goes to press; see insert, AA, change order, proofread, interpolation, interlinear, trope. Also, a short notice placed in the body of ...

Mediagenic

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Having qualities or characteristics that are especially appealing or attractive when presented in the mass media. A "publicity hound" searches for media events and personalities to cover, and a ...

Colour matching system

Printing & publishing; Publishing

System of numbered ink swatches that facilitates communication about color. See illustration.

Red ink

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An important annotation or significant demarcation, such as a "red-letter day", as derived from writing in blood; see rubric. Also, indebtedness, unremunerative, or uneconomical, such as literary ...