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CHARACTER COUNT [3 records]

Record 1 1998-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Publication and Bookselling
DEF

For copy-fitting, the number of characters on an average line of manuscript multiplied by the number of lines in the manuscript.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Édition et librairie
DEF

Pour le calibrage de copies, le nombre de caractères contenu dans une ligne moyenne d'un manuscrit, multiplié par le nombre de lignes du manuscrit.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
DEF

The number of characters of a given typeface and size that will fit into a given horizontal space, e.g. a line.

OBS

The length of a piece of copy is usually expressed in terms of the number of characters (letters and spaces) that it contains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Maquette et mise en page
DEF

Nombre de caractères d'un dessin, d'un corps, d'un style et d'une couleur donnés qui entreront dans un espace horizontal délimité (longueur de la ligne).

Key term(s)
  • dénombrement des caractères

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Maquette et mise en page
DEF

Calcul du nombre de lettres, signes ou espaces contenus dans une ligne de longueur donnée.

Spanish

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