document
clearly defined and identifiable unit of date with text or pictorial content, in the case of digital documents may also contain audio or moving-image content
documentation
compilation of documents (text, images, audio, film) or rendering information accessible through correspondent indexing
dots per inch (dpi)
unit of measurement for the resolution of raster images in output equipment (monitors, printers, platesetters)
download
the transfer of a data file from a server
draft
first or preliminary version of a text
drum scanner
expensive scanners used in the early years of digital image processing that produced high-quality scanning results
dry copying technique
a process for the reproduction of templates using electrical charges
drypoint
printmaking process which differs from engraving with its use of direct incision of an image into a metal plate by means of a hard-pointed needle
Dublin Core
simple and standardised conventions for the production of metadata for document descriptions
dummy book
a test book copy with unprinted (“blind”) pages, but complete with binding
