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  2. Point (typography) - Wikipedia

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    A less precise definition is one pica equals 0.166 inches (4.2 mm), and one point 0.01383 inches (0.351 mm). [ 27 ] [ 33 ] It was also noticed that 83 picas is nearly equal to 35 cm, so the Type Founders Association also suggested using a 35 cm metal rod for measurements, but this was not accepted by every foundry.

  3. Vickers .50 machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The Vickers .5 inch machine gun (officially "Gun, Machine, Vickers, .5-in") also known as the Vickers .50 was a large-calibre British automatic weapon. The gun was commonly used as a close-in anti-aircraft weapon on Royal Navy and Allied ships, typically in a four-gun mounting (UK) or two-gun mounting (Dutch), as well as tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles.

  4. Pica (typography) - Wikipedia

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    The pica is a typographic unit of measure corresponding to approximately 1 ⁄ 6 of an inch, or from 1 ⁄ 68 to 1 ⁄ 73 of a foot. One pica is further divided into 12 points. In printing, three pica measures are used: The French pica of 12 Didot points (also called cicero) generally is: 12 × 0.376 = 4.512 mm (0.1776 in).

  5. Wikipedia : How to create charts for Wikipedia articles

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    Right-click on the graph and select "Export" → "Encapsulated Postscript" from the menu which appears. Choose a file name to save the graph as. In Inkscape, import the graph using "File" → "Import...". After importing, select "File" → "Document Properties..." and click "Fit page to selection". Save the SVG file and upload it.

  6. Ring binder - Wikipedia

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    "Ledger" size binders hold 11-by-17-inch (28 by 43 cm) paper, and may use standard 3-ring spacing or multiple additional rings. The distance from the punched holes to the nearest edge of the paper is less critical, since small differences do not affect the compatibility of paper and binder.

  7. Image editing - Wikipedia

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    These parameters work together to produce a printed image of the desired size and quality. Pixels per inch of the image, pixel per inch of the computer monitor, and dots per inch on the printed document are related, but in use are very different. The Image Size dialog can be used as an image calculator of sorts.

  8. Column inch - Wikipedia

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    So, if a newspaper charges $10 per column inch, the cost for the advertisement discussed above would be $180.00 (18 column inches multiplied by $10.00). Advertisements that span over more than one column also gain a small amount of extra space in between columns because they stretch across the gutters. Gutters are the empty space between columns.

  9. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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    "Little One" 26 ≈ 9.172 mm: 一: Yī "One" 28 ≈ 9.878 mm: Double English Petit-canon: Doppelmittel: Dubbele mediaan 30 ≈ 10.583 mm: Five-line Nonpareil: 32 ≈ 11.289 mm: Double Columbian: Kleine Kanon Doppeltertia [21] Dubbele tertia 36 12.7 mm: Double Great Primer Trismégiste: Kanon Canon [8] Kanon 小初: Xiǎochū "Little Initial" 40 ...