Printing And Publishing Vocabulary

noun the act of comparing texts in order to detect errors or variations

• The librarian spent hours working on the collation of the rare manuscripts.
• I need your help with the collation of these documents.
• Let's get together and do the collation for the project.
• The collation of ideas led to a breakthrough in our research.

noun a blank page at the beginning or end of a book

• The flyleaf of the book contained the author's biography and other publication details.
• I always like to check the flyleaf of a book to see if there are any interesting notes or inscriptions.
• Hey, did you see the cool doodle on the flyleaf of that book?
• The flyleaf of the project proposal outlined the key objectives and goals of the initiative.

noun the way in which something is arranged or set out

verb to arrange or set out something according to a particular format

• The report must be submitted in the prescribed format.
• Make sure you save the document in the right format.
• I can't open this file, it's in some weird format.
• She always follows her own format when giving presentations.

adjective describing something as dark or black in color, like ink

• The inky black ink on the document was difficult to read.
• I accidentally spilled some inky water on my shirt while painting.
• That inky dude always wears dark clothes and listens to heavy metal music.
• Her thoughts were like inky clouds, dark and mysterious.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun, such as 'overfull' which means excessively full or overflowing

• The container was overfull and could not hold any more items.
• The bag was so overfull that I could barely close it.
• My stomach felt overfull after eating that huge meal.
• Her heart felt overfull with joy after receiving the good news.

noun a set of four copies or things

verb to make four copies or things

• The document was printed in quadruplicate for each member of the committee.
• I made four copies of the report for everyone.
• I quadrupled the paperwork because everyone needed a copy.
• Her joy quadruplicated when she found out she was accepted into all four colleges.

noun an undergarment worn under a skirt or dress

verb to pass or change gradually

• Be sure to watch your step to avoid slipping on the wet floor.
• Careful not to slip on the ice outside!
• I almost slipped and ate it on the dance floor last night.
• He felt his grip on reality slipping as the stress continued to build.

noun a baseball term referring to a batter being called out after three strikes

verb to attempt to hit a pitched ball with the intent of making contact and potentially scoring runs

preposition used in the phrase 'strike out', indicating the action of a batter being called out after three strikes

• The judge ordered the lawyer to strike out the irrelevant evidence from the case.
• I think we should just strike out that paragraph from the report.
• Let's just strike out that party from our plans.
• Sometimes you have to strike out on your own and take risks to achieve success.

noun the process or result of arranging or formatting text, images, etc., for printing or publication

verb to arrange or format text, images, etc., for printing or publication

• The document was meticulously typeset by the graphic designer.
• I need to typeset this report before sending it out.
• I'm going to typeset this flyer real quick.
• She typeset her thoughts into a beautiful poem.