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Compiled by OFW editor:
Luis Cano
Publish Date: May 11, 2013
Dummy
Blank sheets folded and numbered as a test of the page imposition of a book prior to printing. Bookbinders often supply a dummy to the printer to aid in layout and stripping during the prep process.
Compiled by OFW editor:
Luis Cano
Publish Date: May 10, 2013
Board
Cardboard or thin wood cover cores around which buckram or leather is wrapped to make a case (cover) for a book.
Compiled by OFW editor:
Luis Cano
Publish Date: May 09, 2013
Alley
Strip of space between columns, etc.
Compiled by OFW editor:
Luis Cano
Publish Date: May 08, 2013
Subhead
Small headline in the body of a text.
Compiled by OFW editor:
Luis Cano
Publish Date: May 07, 2013
Specs
Specifications indicating typeface, point size, spacing, margins, etc.
Compiled by OFW editor:
Luis Cano
Publish Date: May 06, 2013
Sans serif
A typeface that does not have a serif (crossline) decorating the main strokes of the characters.
Compiled by OFW editor:
Luis Cano
Publish Date: May 05, 2013
Serial comma
Comma preceding and or or in a list of items (one, two, and three). Also called Oxford comma.
Compiled by OFW editor:
Luis Cano
Publish Date: May 04, 2013
Proof
A trial sheet of printed material made to be checked and corrected.
Compiled by OFW editor:
Luis Cano
Publish Date: May 03, 2013
Letterspacing
The space between the letters of a word, (see “kerning”).
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