DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting)
technical standard for digital radio
dabbing
the transfer, by putting through a printing press, of a printed image that has been soaked with solvent
daguerreotype
a photographic image on a silver-plated metal plate with the character a unique specimen
daily (newspaper)
a print medium which is aimed at the general public and published numerous times weekly
Dance of Death
artistic genre that has existed since the 14th century which acts as an allegory to show the power that death has over humanity
dandy roll
watermarking roll employed in Fourdrinier paper machines to alter the structure of the paper by inserting watermarks or ribbing
data storage
technologies and processes that provide for the depositing, long-term saving and delivery of data
dating
time indication on a document by naming the day month and year, or the attempt to arrange undated documents chronologically
De Stijl movement
a forum of Dutch artists that was founded in 1917, whose functional art was based on geometric forms and colour clarity (red, blue, yellow)
decalcomania
transfer of pre-prepared imagery onto porcelain, stoneware, glass and other industrial products using transfer lithography
dedication
addressing or inscribing of a work to a person on a special dedication page, which is part of a publication’s front matter
deed
the permanent legal record of a specific action such as a marriage or the acquisition of land
deluxe edition
a better produced and more expensive special edition of a work specifically aimed at collectors
demagogue
a person who is able to move people through their oratory power; originally a positive designation, now used exclusively pejoratively
depths
in printing terminology, the darkest parts of an image template
devotionals
devotional literature such as the lives of the saints, the book of hours, manuals of devotion, etc.
diazo film
film material used in the production of micro forms such as microforms such as microfilm or microfiche
dictionary
alphabetically ordered reference book containing words in one or more languages
dictionary entry
basic form of a keyword found in a reference book
die
metal form which is used in the casting of each type for printing
die cutting
production of material work pieces by cutting a shape into a flat surface (e.g. paperboard, fabric or metal) using a die-cutting press
digital library
collection of digital documents with unified indexing and user interface
digital photography
creation of photographic images using electronic components (image sensor of a digital camera)
digital printing
computer-aided printing procedure that does not use a static plate but instead reproduces dynamically from a data file
digital television
broadcasting of television programmes in digital form
digital versatile disc (DVD)
digital data storage medium which can be written on both sides, with greatly enhanced storage capacity in comparison to compact discs
DIN
Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institut for Standardisation), the national standardisation organisation, founded as the standards committee of German industry in 1917
diploma
official document, certificate of the award of academic honours
diplomatics
the study of documents which imparts knowledge of the rules, use and design of documents, certificates and diplomas
diplomatics
auxiliary historical science concerning the knowledge of the rules governing the use and interpretation of certificates and diplomas
diptych
tablet consisting of two wax tablets connected together with two hinges
direction of rotation
direction of the paper path in the machine, determined by the paper fibres prior to processing
discount
reduction in a sales price
display typefaces
typefaces that are particularly suitable for emphasising text
divination book
a book in the form of an oracle
DNB
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (German National Library), legal deposit library and bibliographical centre of the Federal Republic of Germany
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
dumping
When typesetting manually using metal type, putting the characters back into their letter cases or, in hot-metal typesetting, melting them down
duodecimo format
print format comprising 12 leaves or 24 pages per sheet
dust jacket
loose cover intended to protect a book and its cover which may also display information or advertising content
DVB-T (digital terrestrial television)
terrestrially broadcast digital TV to be received by antenna
