AGATE: body type measuring approximately 5 and a half points. the agate is frequently used to specify the depth of newspaper advertising. Fourteen agate lines are equivalent to one colum inch.
ALIASING: a jagged”staircase” effect in a razor image, caused by an insufficient number of images samples.
VXD: virtual device driver
WORM: write once, read many
ZM: zoomed video
TCF: totally chlorine free(paper)
TMP: thermomechanical paper pulp
USB: universal serial bus
VON: voice on/over the Next
archival: term loosely used to refer to material that can be used without side effects in the conversation or care improvement artifacts
archival printing: techniques for printing books, documnts, and records intended to last 150 years or more.
autochrome: the first commercially successful screen plate for color photopraphy, introduced in 1904 by auguste and louis luminere in lyons, france.
supercalandar- in paper-making a calander stack, separate from the papermaking machine, with alternate metal and resilient rolls used to produce a high finish on paper.
substrate- any material that can be printed on, such as paper, plastic, or fabric
STRIKE-ON CONPOSITION OR COLD TYPE= type set on type-writer composing machines
STRIPPING- in image assembly, the positioning of negative or positive on a float to compose a page or layout for platemaking. In printing, ink stripping on ink rollers prevented by plastic or cooper coated steel rollers in the ink roller train
STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY- used widely by creative professionals in needed of ready-made images that illustrate a spacific lifestyle, scene, mood or procces. some stock image royalty-free, but most carry a fee based on usage
STONE- in lithograph, formerly used as the plate material and presently used by artist as an art medium. in letterpress, the bed on which medal type is leveled and locked up.
scsi- is an interface used to transmit digital data and to connect computers to peripherals. an industry-standard interface for hard drives and other storage devises that allows for a very fast transfer of information
serif- a file server provides file data interchange between compatible periphal devises on a local area network. servers are identified by the type or recoarce they provide.
mouse- in computers, a hand-held devise that moves the cursors on a workstation by moving the devise on a flat surface.
mylar- o=in offset preperation a polyester film specially suited for stripping positive because of its mechanical strength and dimentional stability.
