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