Group B-E part II, Letter C

C. and l.c.

Used in marking copy, to instruct the typesetter touse capitals and lowercase.

C. and s.c.

Used in marking copy, to instruct the typesetter touse capitals and small capitals.

 Camera ready (or camera-ready copy).

Copy and/or artworkthat is ready to be photographed to make negatives, which areexposed to printing plates.

Cap height.

Height of the capital letters, measured from thebaseline to the capline.

Capline.

Imaginary horizontal line defined by the height of thecapital letters.

Capitals.

Letters larger than – and often differing from – the corresponding lowercase letters. Also called uppercase.

Caps.

See Capitals

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Caption.

Title, explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or photograph.

Cascading style sheets.

Web-site design software permittingthe specification of type characteristics such as type size, letter-,and line-spacing.

Casting off.

Determining the length of manuscript copy,enabling a calculation of the area that type will occupy when set in a given size and style of type.

Cathode ray tube (CRT).

An electronic tube with aphosphorescent surface that produces a glowing image whenactivated by an electronic beam.

CD-ROM.

An optical data storage device; initials for compactdisk read-only memory.

Central processing unit (CPU).

Computer component that controls all other parts, performs logical operations, and storesinformation.

Character.

Symbol, sign, or mark in a language system.Character count. The number of characters in a block of text. In typography, spaces are counted but other nonprintingcharacters usually are not. In data processing, both printing andnonprinting characters are usually counted.

Chase.

Heavy metal frame into which metal type is locked forproofing or printing.

Chip.

A small piece of silicon impregnated with impurities that form miniaturized computer circuits.

Chooser.

Software that tells a computer which output device and connection port to use.

Cicero.

European typographic unit of measure, approximatelyequal to the American pica.

Clipboard.

A computer’s “holding place,” a buffer area inmemory for the last material to be cut or copied from adocument. Information on the clipboard can be inserted(pasted) into documents.

Cold type.

Type that is set by means other than casting moltenmetal. A term most frequently used to indicate strike-on composition rather than photo or digital typesetting.

Colophon.

Inscription, frequently placed at the end of a book, that contains facts about its production.

Column guide. (D)

Nonprinting lines that define the location ofcolumns of type.

Command.

The generic name for an order or instruction to acomputer.

Command character.

The combination of a command keyplus character(s) used to instruct a computer to take an action.

Compensation.

In visual organization, the counter-balancing of elements.

Composing stick.

Adjustable handheld metal tray, used tohold handset type as it is being composed.

Composition.

Alternate term for typesetting.

Compositor.

Person who sets type.