Radial fill |
A type of gradient fill using two or more colors that blend outward from a central point to a circular perimeter. Moving the center point and a single control point on the circle changes the fill's effect on the object. |
Ragged |
An uneven left or right edge. Compare with flush, which refers to a single even edge (with the opposite edge ragged), and justified, which means even on both sides. |
Railroad |
To rush copy through to the paper without careful editing |
Raised cap |
An initial cap created by positioning the large initial so its baseline is level with the baseline of the paragraph text. |
Raster Graphics |
Digital images created or captured (for example, by scanning in a photo) as a set of samples of a given space. |
Raster Image Processor |
The software which calculates the bit-mapped image of text and graphics from a series of instructions, typically in PostScript format. (RIP) |
Raw text |
Unformatted. |
Read-only (opening) |
You can't modify such item, but just read it or view it. |
Reader's proof |
See galley proof. |
Ream |
500 sheets of paper. |
Recto |
The right-hand page. Compare verso. |
Refer |
Prounced reefer, but spelled this way, it refers readers to inside or related stories. At some papers, these have been called whips. |
Regions |
(GN4) A region is a destination for content produced within the system. A region can be related to a printed publication, or a regionalized edition of a printed publication, to a Web site, or any other destination. |
Register |
Correct placement of printing on the sheet. In color printing, register means the correct placement of each plate to the colors are laid down properly, without running "off-register." |
Register mark |
A special printer's mark (circle with a cross) used to align subsequent press runs to the first one. Also called bull's eye. |
Regular |
Text with no style (such as italic or bold) applied to it. |
Release |
(1) noun Common term for a press release or publicity handout (2) verb: to permit publication of a story at a specified time (3) noun: in photography, a form signed by the person photographed to authorize use of the image |
Remote users |
Users, connected to the system from external offices, usually via a slower line. |
Replate |
Also "makeover" to make a new plate for a page in order to correct a major error or to insert an urgent story received after deadline |
Repros |
Reproduction proofs not the actual page or artwork |
Repurposing |
Publishing the same content in more media, in different formats, without duplicating content. |
Resolution |
A measurement of the amount of information in output, specified as DPI (dots per inch), pixels per inch, bits per pixel, or LPI (lines per inch), depending on the device and application. Higher numbers have higher resolution, which results in more information in the output image. |
Resources |
(GN4, programming) files you use to localize software in other language. |
Reuter |
The first news-gathering service, founded in Great Britain in 1849 and still in operation today |
Reverse |
To get a "free" color when paying for printing, objects such as type are often reversed out of another color or image. For example, it is common to have white type reversed out of a black background. The type appears white because the paper shows through. Sometimes a color can be printed over the reversed area. Compare half-fill text. |
Review |
A writer's critical evaluation of an artistic event, such as a movie or play |
Rewrite |
Literally, to write again. On large newspaper, rewrite persons are assigned to such tasks as taking facts over the telephone from a leg man and writing the story, oiling down information received from news and publicity agencies, and revising a story to improve it. |
RGB |
Red, Green, Blue. The standard color model for color monitors and color televisions. It is based on the use of red, green, and blue electron guns that cause phosphors on the monitor's screen to glow. Different amounts of output mix together to create different colors. RGB paint-type (bitmap) images combine 8 bits each of R, G, and B values to form a 24-bit pixel (8+8+8=24). |
Right aligned |
Type aligned with its right margin, also called flush right, ragged left, or right-justified. See alignment. |
Rim |
The copy editors, collectively. Dates back to the days when the copy desk was a horseshoe-shaped piece of furniture with rim editors around the outside and slot editors on the inside, doling out and checking work. |
Ring |
See accent marks. |
Roman |
(1) Traditionally, a typeface with serifs and distinct contrast between thick and thin strokes. (2) The term roman means the same as regular (or plain), i.e. upright text with no style (such as italic or bold) applied to it. |
ROP |
(1) run-of-paper news and advertising that appears in any part of the paper convenient to the make-up of the paper (2) ROP Color a term used in advertising, means color printed on an ordinary newspaper press. |
Rough |
A preliminary layout not in finished form |
Rough rag |
Ragged type set without hyphenation, so the edge is especially irregular. |
Rule |
A straight line with its weight measured in points, e.g. column rule or cutoff rule. |
Ruler |
Rulers displayed on the screen that show measures in inches, picas or millimeters. |
Run |
(1) the territory assigned regularly to a reporter; a beat (2) a press run, an edition. A story is "run" when it is printed. |
Runaround (or text wrap) |
The ability within a program to wrap text around a graphic image within a document, without the need to adjust each line manually; Body of type to be set around an odd-shaped image, as in a feature story or a magazine |
Running |
Describes text such as title, header, or footer that "runs" or repeats on successive pages. |
Running head |
A line of type at the top of a page which repeats a heading. |
Running story |
A story that develops over a period of several days or more and is reported from day to day |
Runover |
Part of a story that continues on a second page |