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Glossary Words - W

From Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide

The page for each individual W term or phrase contains a detailed definition and information on how each term applies to desktop publishing.

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

Web Application

Publishing off your desktop...

Web Design

The art and process of creating a single Web page or entire Web sites...

Web Press

Commercial printing press that prints on continuous rolls of paper...

Weight (Paper Weight)

A measure of the tonnage or poundage of paper...

White Space

White space is the absence of text and graphics...

Wire Binding

A method of securing loose printed pages using single or double loop wire or plastic...

Wire Side

The side of a sheet paper that is next to the wire in paper manufacturing...

Wordmark

A logo of words...

Wove Finish

A type of bond paper...

Writing Paper

Paper you write on... or copy to, or print on...

WYSIWYG

A program where what you see displayed on the screen is more or less what you'll get when you print the page...

Desktop Publishing Glossary Index

Need to know more terminology? From accordian folds and Acrobat to cyan, H&J, leading, lignin, and PostScript, explore all the words, acronyms, and abbreviations important to desktop publishing and graphic design.
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Specialty Glossaries
Graphics | Layout & Design
Prepress | Printing & Finishing
Software | Type & Fonts
Business | Paper

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