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The term "hard copy" predates the digital computer. In the book and newspaper printing process, "hard copy" refers to a manuscript or typewritten document that has been edited and proofread and is ready for typesetting or being read on-air in a radio or television broadcast. The old meaning of hard copy was mostly discarded after the ...
1. An entertaining, amusing, or offbeat story used to balance a page or bulletin of otherwise serious news. [1] 2. The first sentence or first few words of a story, set in larger type than the main body text, or the first word or two of a photo caption, set in uppercase type distinct from the rest of the caption text.
An old-fashioned word referring to a baseball bat, which is typically made of wood from an ash tree. "The shrewd manager substitutes a fast runner for a slow one, and sends in a pinch hitter when the man he takes out is just as good with the ash as the man he sends in." aspirin
The term "superglue" is often used informally as a verb or noun, but is still a trademark (US) Super Heroes Superhero: DC Comics, Marvel Comics: The two-word version of the term is a joint trademark co-owned by DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Tannoy: Public-address (PA) system Tannoy Ltd. UK usage: Targa top: Semi-convertible hard roof panel Porsche
Breach: a gap in fortified or battle lines. Breakout: exploiting a breach in enemy lines so that a large force (division or above) passes through. Bridgehead and its varieties known as beachheads and airheads. Camouflet. Chalk: a group of paratroopers or other soldiers that deploy from a single aircraft.
3. Archive copy is a master copy intended solely for storage and not to be used in distribution. artifact Noticeable loss of video and/or audio fidelity in a broadcast or recording caused by limitations in the technology used. Usually reflects undesirable distortion(s) of the original when digitized. ARC Aspect Ratio Conversion
Last week, we saw Prince William and Kate Middleton's '90s mall-inspired Christmas card in digital form, but now, we're getting a glimpse of the hard copy. On Twitter, Lynda Sneddon—the mother ...
List of proofreader's marks. This article is a list of standard proofreader's marks used to indicate and correct problems in a text. Marks come in two varieties, abbreviations and abstract symbols. These are usually handwritten on the paper containing the text. Symbols are interleaved in the text, while abbreviations may be placed in a margin ...