pressrun

pressrun
noun Date: 1945 a continuous operation of a printing press producing a specified number of copies; also the number of copies printed

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • pressrun — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) : a continuous operation of a printing press producing a specified number of copies; also : the number of copies so printed a pressrun of 1000 * * * /pres run /, n. 1. the running of a printing press for a specific job: The… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pressrun — /pres run /, n. 1. the running of a printing press for a specific job: The pressrun will take about an hour. 2. the quantity that is run: a pressrun of more than 5000. Also called run. [1955 60; PRESS1 + RUN] * * * …   Universalium

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  • press time — the time at which a pressrun begins, esp. that of a newspaper. Also, presstime. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… …   Universalium

  • split run — a pressrun, as that of a newspaper or magazine, which is interrupted after the running of a specified number of copies to permit the substitution of type or of a cut, as in a keyed advertisement: a device for testing the relative effectiveness of …   Universalium

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  • printing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Process of producing impressions Nouns 1. printing; typography, stereotype, electrotype; block printing; lithography, chromolithography, planography, collotype; offset, letterpress, gravure, rotogravure …   English dictionary for students

  • run — I [[t]rʌn[/t]] v. ran, run, run•ning, n. adj. 1) to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground 2) to move or pass quickly 3) to depart… …   From formal English to slang

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