Typography Glossary

Tables Rectangular arrangements of text, numbers, or other textual information. Tables generally float in documents, and may be positioned in a number of places relative to the text that refers to them.

Tachistoscope A scientific instrument used by psychologists for vision experiments to present an image or images for very short periods of time.

Tangent The direction of a curve; also, specified point; also, a line through this point and oriented in this direction.

TEX A batch-formatting language developed by Donald Knuth. Notable for its careful line and page breaking, high-quality hyphenation, and capabilities for setting mathematics.

Text Any sequence of graphic symbols.

Texture (typography) The appearance of a page or block of text, perceived as a surface.

TITLE A popular contemporary serif typeface originally developed by Stanley Morison for the London Times. It has a relatively large x-height, and is relatively narrow (small set) for its x-height.

Toner The ink used by laser printers and photocopiers.

Type Originally metal type, now a typeface design or some typeset text.

Typeface A distinctive, visually consistent design for the symbols in an alphabet.

Typesetter A machine for setting type. Professional digital typesetters that output on photographic paper have printing resolutions between about 700 and 5000 dpi.

Type size The size of a typeface, measured from line to line, when no additional interline space is added. Digital typefaces may not have an inherent size, as did metal typefaces.

Typewriter fonts Usually monospaced typefaces, in the style of traditional typewriter typefaces, now used to indicate computer printout or a typewritten style of document.

Typographer A professional designer of type, books, magazines, and other printed matter.

Typography The art and practice of designing type, books and other printed matter according to æthetic and scientific principles.

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Sources:

Rubinststein, Richard. [1988] Digial Typography: An Introduction to Type and Composition for Computer System Design. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
Blue Dot's typoGRAPHIC.
The comp.fonts FAQ.

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	Tables	Rectangular arrangements of text, numbers, or other textual information. Tables generally float in documents, and may be positioned in a number of places relative to the text that refers to them.
	Tachistoscope	A scientific instrument used by psychologists for vision experiments to present an image or images for very short periods of time.
	Tangent	The direction of a curve; also, specified point; also, a line through this point and oriented in this direction.
	TEX	A batch-formatting language developed by Donald Knuth. Notable for its careful line and page breaking, high-quality hyphenation, and capabilities for setting mathematics.
	Text	Any sequence of graphic symbols.
	Texture (typography)	The appearance of a page or block of text, perceived as a surface.
	TITLE	A popular contemporary serif typeface originally developed by Stanley Morison for the London Times. It has a relatively large x-height, and is relatively narrow (small set) for its x-height.
	Toner	The ink used by laser printers and photocopiers.
	Type	Originally metal type, now a typeface design or some typeset text.
	Typeface	A distinctive, visually consistent design for the symbols in an alphabet.
	Typesetter	A machine for setting type. Professional digital typesetters that output on photographic paper have printing resolutions between about 700 and 5000 dpi.
	Type size	The size of a typeface, measured from line to line, when no additional interline space is added. Digital typefaces may not have an inherent size, as did metal typefaces.
	Typewriter fonts	Usually monospaced typefaces, in the style of traditional typewriter typefaces, now used to indicate computer printout or a typewritten style of document.
	Typographer	A professional designer of type, books, magazines, and other printed matter.
	Typography	The art and practice of designing type, books and other printed matter according to æthetic and scientific principles.