- Early Day Motions (EDMs)
-
Generic
term for the Notices of Motions, a publication which forms part of the Vote
Bundle and prints on blue stock. The EDMs are typeset by TSO staff at the FM
Unit within the House of Commons and arrive at Parliamentary Press as PDF pages
for printing.
- Editorial Supervisor of the Vote
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The
employee of the Vote Office, House of Commons with ultimate veto as to the
content of the Vote Bundle.
- Electronic Image Assembly (EIA)
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Assembly of a composite image from portions of other images and/or
other page elements using a computer.
- Electronic Publishing
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Publishing via output on internet, computer bulletin board or other
electronic medium, as compared to output on paper.
- Electronic
Services
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The department within Parliamentary Press responsible for
the maintenance and population of the Houses of Parliament websites and other
commercial electronic publishing activity.
- Em (mutton)
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A unit of space or type measurement in typesetting and printing. An em or
mutton is equivalent to a square number of points of the current type size,
e.g. in 10pt an em is 10 points high by 10 points wide.
- Emboss
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To press an image into paper so it lies above the
surface. Also called cameo and tool.
- Emulsion
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Casting of light-sensitive chemicals on papers, films, printing plates and
stencils.
- En (nut)
-
A unit of space or type
measurement in typesetting and printing. An en or nut is equivalent to half an
em space measured on width, e.g. in 10pt an en is 10 points high by 5 points
wide.
- Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS)
-
An image
format (usually Vector) that is generally used for the placing of illustrations
into Page Make-up packages.
- End Board
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A piece of
plywood or hardboard, the size of a printed section placed at the front and
back of a bundle so the straps do not damage the outermost printed
sections.
- End Sheet
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Sheet that attaches the inside
pages of a case bound book to its cover. Also called pastedown or end
papers.
- English Finish
-
Smooth finish on
uncoated book paper; smoother than eggshell, rougher than smooth.
- Engraving
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Printing method using a plate, also called a die,
with an image cut into its surface.
- Equivalent Paper
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Paper that is not the brand specified, but looks, prints and may cost the
same. Also called comparable stock.
- Estimate
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Price that states what a job will probably cost. Also called bid,
quotation and tender
- Estimator
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The individual
performing or creating the "estimate."
- Etch
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To use
chemicals to carve an image into metal, glass or film.
- EuroDocs
(European Community Documents)
-
Generic term used to describe the
section of the Vote Bundle detailing current life European Community Documents.
Eurodocs appears once a week, on a Friday and is printed on White. Eurodocs
comes in as PDF files, ready for press.
- Extent
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Term
used to refer to the total pagination of a document.