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Glossary Words - E
From Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide
These are brief definitions only for words that start with E such as Em, Emphasis, and EULA. From Ear to Eye and E parts in between, see the individual page for each desktop publishing term for more detailed definition and additional information.
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Specialty Glossaries: Graphics | Layout & Design | Prepress | Printing & Finishing | Software | Type & Fonts | Business | Paper
These are brief definitions only for words that start with E such as Em, Emphasis, and EULA. From Ear to Eye and E parts in between, see the individual page for each desktop publishing term for more detailed definition and additional information.
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | (Q) X Y Z
Specialty Glossaries: Graphics | Layout & Design | Prepress | Printing & Finishing | Software | Type & Fonts | Business | Paper
Ear
A decorative flourish usually on the upper right side of the bowl, similiar to a serif...
Edition Binding (Case Binding)
Most common type of binding for hardcover books...
Eggshell Finish
Eggs aren't really all that smooth...
Electronic Publishing
Publishing online, by email...
Elements of Design
Bits and pieces that make up a design of any kind...
Em
If you know your point size you know your em...
Embedded Paths
Often used as clipping paths...
Embossed Finish
Paper with a pressed pattern...
Embossing
A three-dimensional design or image on paper... Simulated three-dimensional look done in graphics software...
Emphasis
Create a focal point...
En
Half an em, it's a typographic measurement for when you feel like a nut...
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
A vector format designed for printing to PostScript printers and imagesetters...
End Sign
We're at the end, just not the end of the world...
English Finish
Is that UK or American English?
Engraving
Commercial printing process that creates raised area on the front of the paper that is coated with ink...
EPS
A vector format designed for printing to PostScript printers and imagesetters...
EULA
What you can or can't do with a font, clip art package, piece of software...
Euro Mark (€)
Currency symbol for the European Union...
Exclamation
A punctuation mark used in English and other languages to denote an exclamatory statement such as extreme happiness, shouting, or surprise...
Expert Characters
Some special font characters...
Extender
That part of a letter that extends above the x-height or below the baseline...
Eye
The enclosed space in a lowercase e...