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Glossary Words - R

From Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide

These are just the briefest of definitions of Desktop Publishing terminology starting with R such as Ream, Raster, Recto, Ring Binding, and Rule. For more detailed descriptions see the individual page for each term.

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Rag

A paper component or a type alignment...

Ragged

Natural line endings...

Raised Caps

A bigger letter that rises up above the text (not dropped into it)...

Raster (Bitmap)

A type of graphic image composed of pixels (picture element) in a grid...

RC Paper

Resin coated paper commonly used for photographic prints and some types of prepress proofs...

Ream

500 sheets of paper...

Ream Weight

Weight of 500 sheets of paper...

Recto

Pages on the right side of a two-page spread...

Relief Printing

A commerical printing process similiar to using an inkpad and stamp...

Repetition

Again and again and again and again...

Reprographic Paper (Bond Paper)

A strong, durable paper especially suitable to electronic printing and use in office machines including copiers and desktop printers...

Reversed Type

A lighter typeface on a darker background...

RFP

Request for proposal...

RGB

Red, Green, Blue color mode...

Ring Binding

Binding pages with rings, like in a 3-ring notebook...

Roll Folds (Spiral Folds)

Two or more parallel folds that fold in on each other...

Roman

A serif face based on a style of ancient Rome and is the typical classic serif of today...

Roman Hanging Punctuation

Putting punctuation outside the text alignment...

Rule

It's a graphic divider...

Rule of Thumb

Better than a guess...

Ruler Guides

Non-printing guidelines that assist in precise placement of elements...

Rag

Stuff in paper or how type is aligned on paper...

Desktop Publishing Glossary Index

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Specialty Glossaries
Graphics | Layout & Design
Prepress | Printing & Finishing
Software | Type & Fonts
Business | Paper

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