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paste-up (pstp)

n.

1. A composition of light flat objects pasted onto a sheet of paper, board, or other backing, as:

a. A layout of an image to be printed, such as a book cover.

b. A collage.

2. The art or process of making such a composition.

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paste-up

n Printing

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an assembly of typeset matter, illustrations, etc., pasted on a sheet of paper or board and used as a guide or layout in the production of a publication

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a sheet of paper or board on which are pasted artwork, typeset matter, etc., for photographing prior to making a printing plate; another name for camera-ready copy

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) another name for collage [1] [2]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paste-up - a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket" collage, montage - a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map" composition - something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their faculty"

Translations

paste-up

n → Klebeumbruch m

paste-up [ˈpeɪstˌʌp] n → collage m inv