Prepress & printing dictionary
Welcome to the graphic design, prepress & print dictionary. Stan Schwartz supplied most of the printing and finishing terms of this online glossary. I added the publishing and computer related terminology. Click a letter to go to that page.
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Other popular reference pages on Prepressure.com:
- Paper sizes – list of common American and European paper sizes, including the ISO standards.
- Character names – 70 frequently used characters, punctuation symbols and signs, their name and the keystroke that is needed to type them.
- Interesting typefaces – short descriptions of 30 fonts that I happen to like.
Other dictionaries or reference sites that can be useful for printing or graphic arts in general:
- Printwiki.org – 7000 pages of items specific to the printing and publishing industries
- Merriam-Webster dictionary – my preferred dictionary
- Wikipedia – a bit weak on prepress stuff and often too elaborate but still useful
- About.com DTP dictionary
- Quinn Printing dictionary
- Printindustry.com glossary
30 December 2009