Fine Print Knowledge Center
The online guide to print and design.
- Lay Flat
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A label material with good non-curling characteristics making it suitable for automatic overwrapping, insertion or any other form of further processing requiring a flat sheet (stay flat).
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- Laydown Sequence
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- Layout
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The process of keylining (paste-up) text and graphics into a format that gives the appearance of the finished product .
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- Layout Building
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Putting together all the elements that make up the pages of a magazine, including copy, headlines, sidebars, tables, charts, artwork, photography, ads, column rules, folio numbers, jump notations, headers and footers, and such.
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- Layout File
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The file created by computer application software which contains all the imported elements and where all the design and layout of a document are performed.
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- Layout Sheet
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A sheet that has guidelines on it to assist in the layout and design process.
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- LC
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Library of Congress
The Library of Congress’ mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
The Library serves as the research arm of Congress and is recognized as the national library of the United States. Its collections comprise the world’s most comprehensive record of human creativity and knowledge.
Open to those above high school age without charge or special permission, it is the world’s largest library and a great resource to scholars and researchers.
Library of Congress
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- LCD Panel
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Liquid Crystal Display on cameras that shows such information as remaining exposures, flash status and aspect ratio selected.
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- LDAP
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
A protocol for the querying of address directories on the Internet.
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- Lead Time
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The time allotted for delivery of materials ordered from the manufacturer.
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- Leader
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- Leader Characters
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Characters, generally periods or dashes, used to fill up the space on a page between listed information at the left and related information to the right of it. An example would be in a table of contents where the page title is listed at the left and its page number is to the right, the leader characters would be placed inbetween.
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- Leadering
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A line of dots or leader characters used to move a reader’’s eye from information on the left side of the page to information on the right side.
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- Leadin
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Another word for ‘deck’. It is used mostly by publications using British English.
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- Leading
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The linespace between successive lines of type, measured from baseline to baseline. The spacing is measured in points.
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- Leaf
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One sheet of paper in a printed publication. The front side of a leaf is one page and the back side is another page.
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- Leaf Stamping
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- Leaflet
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A printed sheet folded vertically in the center to produce four pages.
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- Leased Line
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A private line used by an organization to carry data communications transmissions and has a high bandwidth (e.g. T1, T2, T3).
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- Leather Bound
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- Leatherette
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An imitation of grained leather, produced from a strong, machine-glazed base paper. Many small prayer books, for example, are leatherette. See also imitation leather.
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- Leaves
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The sheets of paper that make up a book. A page is one side of a leaf.
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- Lede
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The introductory paragraph of an article designed to hook the reader into reading the rest of the story.
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- Ledger Paper
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A paper that is heavier and stiffer than a bond paper and most commonly manufactured in a weight range of 24# to 36#. It is more durable and capable of standing up to excessive handling.
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- Ledgit
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- Legacy System
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An older application that performs necessary functions, such as managing databases for organizations. These systems are difficult to maintain, and use outdated technology. Some newer software products can work with legacy applications, or at the very least, import information out of them.
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- Legal Deposit
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The legal requirement for publishers to deposit with the British Library and the five copyright libraries (University Library in Cambridge, the Bodleian Library in Oxford and the national libraries of Scotland, Wales and Ireland) a single copy of each publication.
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- Legal Size
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A paper size measuring 8-1/2 inches by 14 inches, which corresponds to the standard size of legal briefs.
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- Legend
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Refers to the descriptive words or sentences placed under an illustration. Also called the caption.
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- Legend Plate
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A small tag, often times engraved, that is affixed to a machine or other object that contains instructions, warnings or mechanical data.
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