Glossary - F

Face

An abbreviation for typeface referring to a family in a given style.

Feature

Article that provides general knowledge, entertainment, or background on the news. Feature articles are usually longer than news articles.

Filler

Extra material used to complete a column or page, usually of little importance.

Film negative

A piece of film with a reversed image, in which dark areas appear clear or white, and vice versa

Finished size

Size of product after production is complete, as compared to flat size. Also called trim size.

Flush left

Copy aligned along the left margin.

Flush right

Copy aligned along the right margin.

Flyer

An inexpensively produced circular used for promotional distribution.

Foil blocking

A process for stamping a design on a book cover without ink by using a coloured foil with pressure from a heated die or block.

Fold marks

Lines on a mechanical, film, printing plate or press sheet indicating where to fold the final product

Font

A complete set of characters in a typeface.

Footer

Information, such as page number or chapter title, that appears at the bottom of every page. Also called running foot.

Format

Size or layout, depending on context. 'The format is 8 1/2 x 11.' 'Our newsletter has a one-column format'.

Four colour process

Printing in full colour using four colour separation negatives - yellow, magenta, cyan and black.

FTP

Stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP allows you to copy or send files from one computer to another via the Internet.

Full measure

A line set to the entire line length.

Full point

A full stop.