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A mini-glossary of computer/typographic terms.
Compiled by Paul Doebler and Edward M. Gottschall
Sunken Initial
A
initial sunken into an indention in the typelines, so
that the upper edge of the initial is level, or nearly so,with
the top of the first line of type.Also called dropped initial.
Superior Letter or Figure
See Superscript.
Superscript
A small numeral, symbol or letter that prints
above, or above and to the side of, the x-height
of another character, as in 3x 2. Also called superior
letter or figure, particularly when used
to refer to a citation source.
3x2
System
An integrated assembly of hardware and software designed
to implement a given application or set of applications.
lbrminal
A point in a system or communication network at which
data can either enter, leave or be displayed for outside viewing.
Throughput
The total amount of useful work performed by a data
processing system during a given period of time.
Typeface
One of the variations or styles in a typeface family, such as
roman, italic, bold, ultra. condensed, expanded, outline, contour,
etc.
typeface Family
A family of alphabets based on a common design theme.
Bookman, for example, is the family name for a range of
variations: Bookman Light Italic is the name of one style or
face in the Bookman family.
Unit
A fraction of an em. In an 18-unit system, for example, the em
is divided into 18 equal units of width. Many phototypesetting
machines have 36-unit, 54-unit and even finer unit
values. The more units to the em, the more latitude the type
designer has in assigning character widths. In phototypesetting,
subtle spacing is achieved by minutely increasing or
decreasing space between characters by adding or subtracting
units of width from the normal set width.
Unitization
In phototypesetting, the designing and arranging of letters,
numerals, punctuation marks and signs of a font according
to aesthetically pleasing width groups. Width units of characters
and spaces are the basis for the counting mechanism
of the keyboards and photo-units of phototypesetting equipment.
Width units can be based on an em or the set size of
the font.
Unitized Font
A hot metal font for a linecasting machine in which each
character has been assigned a standard width used in
standardized Teletypesetter keyboards so that these machines
can count character width accurately for line justification
purposes. All phototypesetting fonts today are unitized, but
hot metal fonts for linecasting machines operated directly by
the keyboarder are not because the spaceband justification
system does not require it.
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