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Record 1 2018-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Advertising Techniques
DEF

An [American] unit of measurement for classified advertising space, one column wide and 1⁄14 inch deep.

CONT

In desktop publishing and word processing, it is the term used to describe a standard print advertising space, commonly used in newspaper adverts. An agate line is one column wide by one agate in depth, or 1/14 of an inch. As the column width varies by publication, the agate line is not an absolute size.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Techniques publicitaires
CONT

Les journaux vendent la surface de leurs pages selon une unité de mesure particulière. En effet, l'espace est vendu en termes de lignes agate, tandis que le format d'une publicité se mesure en nombre de colonnes pour la largeur et en lignes agate pour la hauteur.

Spanish

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