Glossary of technical terms used in Scribus and its translations

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Glossary indexed by German

Glossary indexed by English (updated 2005-10-07)

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3
Polish: Składanka potrójna
 * 3-Fold

4
Polish: Składanka poczwórna
 * 4-Fold

A
French: Formats de papier ISO German: DIN-Papier Polish: Formaty szeregu A French: Abr&eacute;viation German: Abbreviatur, Abk&uuml;rzung Italian: Abbreviazione Polish: Abrewiatura Russian: Аббревиатура Dutch: Uitlijning French: Alignement German: Zeilenfall, Ausrichtung Italian: Allineamento Polish: Wyrównanie Russian: Выключка Dutch: Kolomwit German: Zwischenschlag or Innensteg Polish: Odstęp międzyłamowy French: Canal alpha German: Alphakanal Italian: Canale alfa Polish: Kanał alfa Russian: Альфа-канал Dutch: Romeinse letter German: Antiqua Polish: Antykwa
 * A-size
 * Abbreviation
 * Alignment
 * Alley
 * Alpha channel
 * Ancient
 * Antiqua see Ancient

German: Oberl&auml;nge
 * Ascender

B
German: Flattermarke Polish: Znak grzbietowy German: Register Dutch: Basislijn German: Grundlinie, Schriftlinie Polish: Linia pisma Russian: Базовая линия Dutch: Basislijnstramien German: Grundlinienraster Polish: Siatka linii pisma Russian: Сетка базовой линии German: Grundlinienversatz Polish: Przesunięcie względem linii pisma Dutch: Franse titel German: Schmutztitel, Antiporta Polish: Strona przedtytułowa Dutch: Beziercurve French: Courbe de B&eacute;zier German: Bézierkurve Polish: Krzywa Béziera Russian: Кривая Безье Dutch: Band, boekband French: Reliure German: Einband Polish: Okładka Dutch: Zwartpuntcompensatie German: Tiefenkompensierung Polish: Kompensacja poziomu czerni Russian: Компенсация чёрной точки French: Fond perdu German: Beschnitt or Anschnitt Italian: Smarginatura Polish: Spad Dutch: Vet French: Gras German: Fett Polish: Pogrubiony, tłusty, wytłuszczony Russian: Жирный Dutch: Bladwijzer French: Signet, marque-page German: Lesezeichen Polish: Zakładka Russian: Закладка Dutch: Startwit French: Marge du bas German: Fu&szlig;steg Russian: Нижнее поле Dutch: Helderheid French: Luminosit&eacute; German: Helligkeit Russian: Яркость Dutch: Merkteken French: Puce German: Aufz&auml;hlungszeichen, Spiegelstrich
 * Back margin see: Inner margin
 * Back(step) mark
 * Backup registration
 * Baseline
 * Baseline grid
 * Baseline shift
 * Bastard title
 * Bezier curve
 * Binder
 * Binding see Binder
 * Blackletter see: Gothic script
 * Blackpoint Compensation
 * Bleed
 * Bold
 * Bookmark
 * Bottom margin
 * Brightness
 * Bullet (point)

C
French: Calibration Polish: Kalibracja German: Kalibrierung Russian: Калибровка Dutch: Legenda French: L&eacute;gende German: Beschriftung, Legende Russian: Заголовок Dutch: Vouwteken German: Falzmarke Polish: Znacznik bigowania German: Zeichensatz German: Beschneidungspfad, Freistellpfad Polish: Ścieżka odcięcia Dutch: CMGZ, CMYK French: Quadrichromie, CMJN German: CMYK Polish: CMYK Russian: CMYK German: Farbmanagement Polish: Zarządzanie kolorami Russian: Управление цветом
 * Calibration
 * Caption
 * Centre mark
 * Character class
 * Clipping Path
 * CMYK
 * Collating mark see: Back(step) mark
 * Colour management

German: Farbw&auml;hler Dutch: Kleurprofiel French: Profil colorimétrique, Profil ICC German: Farbprofil Russian: Цветовой профиль Dutch: Kleurenschema German: Farbschema Russian: Цветовая схема Dutch: Kleurscheiding, kleurenseparatie French: S&eacute;paration quadrichromique German: Farbseparation Polish: Rozbarwienie Russian: Цветоделение Dutch: Kleurruimte German Farbraum Polish: Przestrzeń barw Russian Цветовая модель
 * Colour map
 * Colour profile:
 * Colour schema
 * Colour separation
 * Colour space

Dutch: Kleurencirkel German: Farbkreis Polish: Koło barw Dutch: Kolom French: Colonne German: Kolumne, Spalte Polish: Kolumna Russian: Столбец Dutch: Complementaire kleur French: Couleur compl&eacute;mentaire German: Komplement&auml;rfarbe Polish: Barwa dopełniająca German: Flie&szlig;text French: Contraste German: Kontrast Polish: Kontrast Russian: Контраст French: Caract&egrave;re de contr&ocirc;le German: Kontrollzeichen, nichtdruckbare Zeichen Polish: Znak kontrolny Dutch: Snijtekens French: Traits de coupe German: Schnittmarke, Schneidemarke Polish: Znaczniki cięcia, linie cięcia Russian: Метки под обрез
 * Colour wheel
 * Column
 * Complementary colour
 * Continuous text
 * Contrast
 * Control character
 * Cover see Binder
 * Crop marks

D
German: Unterl&auml;nge French: Profil de p&eacute;riph&eacute;rique German: Ger&auml;teprofil German: Aufriss, Dokumentstruktur Polish: Struktura dokumentu Russian: Схема документа French: PPP (points par pouce) German DPI Polish: DPI Dutch: Initialen French: Lettrines German: Initialen Polish: Inicjały opuszczone Russian: Буквица
 * Descender
 * Device profile
 * Document outline
 * DPI (Dots per Inch)
 * Drop caps

E
Dutch: Beletselteken, ellips French: Ellipse German: Ellipse, Auslassungspunkte Polish: Wielokropek Russian: Многоточие German: Geviertstrich, Auslassungsstrich, Zitatstrich Polish: Pauza Dutch: Accentuering German: Auszeichnung Polish: Spacja firetowa Dutch: Liggend streepje French: Tiret German: Halbgeviertstrich, Gedankenstrich Polish: Półpauza Polish: Spacja półfiretowa Dutch: Eszett French: Eszett, eszet German: Eszett French: Page paire German: Seite mit gerader Seitennummer Polish: Strona parzysta
 * Ellipsis
 * Em dash
 * Emphasis
 * Em space
 * en dash
 * En space
 * Es-zett
 * Even page

F
French: Pages en vis-&agrave;-vis German: gegen&uuml;berliegende Seiten Polish: Strony widzące Polish: Spacja cyfrowa German: Schriftart Polish: Font German: Schriftschnitt Polish: Krój pisma Dutch: Letterfamilie French: Famille de police, de fonte German: Schriftfamilie Russian: Гарнитура шрифтов Dutch: Lettergrootte French: Corps German: Schriftgrad Polish: Stopień pisma Russian: Кегль шрифта German: Schriftlage Polish: Pochylenie kroju German: Schriftst&auml;rke German: Schriftweite Dutch: Voetnoot French: Note de bas de page German: Fu&szlig;note Dutch: Geforceerd German: Erzwungener Blocksatz Polish: justowanie (z ostatnią linią) German: Formatierung Polish: Formatowanie Russian: Форматирование Dutch: Kader French: Cadre German: Rahmen Polish: Ramka Russian: рамка, блок Dutch: Vrijehand-curve French: Ligne &agrave; main lev&eacute;e German: Freihandlinie Polish: Linia odręczna Russian: Линия от руки Dutch: Frontispice French: Frontispice German: Frontispiz Polish: Frontyspis Russian: Фронтиспис German: Titelei
 * Facing pages
 * Figure space
 * Flush see Alignment
 * Fold mark see Centre marks
 * Font
 * Font face
 * Font family
 * Font size
 * Font slant
 * Font weight
 * Font width
 * Foot margin see: Bottom margin
 * Footnote
 * Forced alignment
 * Foredge margin see: Outside margin
 * Formatting
 * Frame
 * Freehand line
 * Frontispiece
 * Front matter

G
Dutch: Gamut, kleurengamma German: Gamut Polish: Przestrzeń kolorów Russian: Цветовой охват, цветовая гамма German: Glyph(e), Zeichen Polish: Glif Dutch: Gulden Snede German: Goldener Schnitt Polish: Złoty podział French: Gothique German: Gebrochene Schrift Polish: Krój gotycki Russian: Готический шрифт Dutch: Verlooptint French: D&eacute;grad&eacute; German: Verlauf Polish: Gradient Russian: Градиент Dutch: Gramsgewicht French: Grammage German: Papiergewicht, Grammatur Polish: Gramatura papieru Dutch: Grijstonen French: Niveaux de gris German: Halbtonbild, Graustufen Dutch: Stramien French: Grille German: Gitter or Raster Polish: Siatka Russian: Сетка Dutch: Hulplijn French: Guide German: Hilfslinie Polish: Linia pomocnicza Russian: Направляющая
 * Gamut
 * Glyph
 * Golden Mean, Golden Ratio
 * Gothic script
 * Gradient
 * Grammage
 * Greyscale
 * Grid
 * Grotesque see Sans Serif
 * Guide
 * Gutter see Inner margin

H
Dutch: Haarlijn German: Haarlinie Polish: Linia włosowa German: Haarspatium Polish: Spacja włosowa Dutch: HSL, HLS German: HLS Polish: HLS Dutch: HSV, HSB German: HSV Polish: HSV Dutch: Tint German: Farbton Polish: Częstotliwość fali światła Dutch: Afbreekteken, afbreekstreepje German: Divis, Viertelgeviertstrich, Bindestrich Polish: Łącznik Dutch: Afbreking French: C&eacute;sure German: Silbentrennung Polish: Dzielenie na sylaby Russian: Перенос по слогам
 * Hairline
 * Hairspace
 * Head margin see: Top margin
 * HLS
 * HSV
 * Hue
 * Hyphen
 * Hyphenation

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I
German: Ausschie&szlig;en Polish: Impozycja Dutch: Imprimatur French: Imprimatur German: Imprimatur, Druckfreigabe Dutch: Duim French: Pouce German: Zoll Polish: Cal Russian: Дюйм Dutch: Inspringen French: Indentation German: Einzug Polish: Wcięcie Russian: Отступ Dutch: Rugwit French: Marge int&eacute;rieure German: Bundsteg, Innensteg Dutch: Invoerapparaat French: P&eacute;riph&eacute;rique d'entr&eacute;e (de saisie) German: Eingabeger&auml;t Russian: Устройство ввода German: Vakatseite Polish: Wakat Dutch: Apostrof, weglatingsteken German: Apostroph Polish: Apostrof Dutch: Cursief French: Italique German: Kursive Polish: Kursywa
 * Imposition
 * Imprimatur
 * Imprint see Masthead
 * Inch
 * Indentation
 * Initial see: Drop caps
 * Inner Margin
 * Input device
 * Interleaf (page)
 * Inverted comma
 * Italics

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J
Dutch: Uitgevuld French: Justifi&eacute; German: Blocksatz Polish: Justowanie
 * Justified

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K
Dutch: Kerning German: Unterschneidung, Kerning Polish: Podcinanie Russian: Кернинг
 * Kerning

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L
Dutch: Liggend French: Paysage, orientation &agrave; l'italienne German: Querformat Polish: Pejzaż Russian: Альбом, альбомная ориентация страницы Dutch: Laag French: Couche, calque German: Ebene Polish: Warstwa Russian: Слой Dutch: Interlinie French: Interligne German: Durchschuss, Zeilenabstand Polish: Interlinia Dutch: Links uitlijnend French: Align&eacute; &agrave; gauche German: Linksb&uuml;ndig, Flattersatz Polish: Wyrównanie do lewej Russian: С выключкой влево Dutch: Letter French: Lettre German: Letter Dutch: Ligatuur French: Ligature German: Ligatur Polish: Ligatura Russian: Лигатура German: Zeilenumbruch
 * Landscape
 * Layer
 * Leading
 * Left aligned
 * Letter (typographical)
 * Ligature
 * Line spacing see Leading
 * Line wrap
 * Lorem Ipsum see Sample text

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M
Dutch: Marge French: Marge German: Steg, Rand Italian: Margine Polish: Margines Russian: Поле German: Randausgleich Polish: Optyczne wyrównanie krawędzi łamu German: Marginalie French: Mod&egrave;le de page German: Musterseite Italian: Pagina modello Polish: Strona wzorcowa Dutch: Colofon German: Impressum Polish: Stopka redakcyjna Dutch: Onderkast German: Gemeine, Minuskel Polish: Minuskuła Dutch: Drukfout German: Zwiebelfisch Dutch: Monochroom French: Monochromatique German: Monochrom, monochromatisch German: Nichtproportionale Schrift, Festschrittschrift
 * Majuscule see Superior
 * Margin
 * Margin alignment
 * Marginal note
 * Master Page
 * Masthead
 * Miniscule
 * Misprint
 * Monochromatic
 * Monospace font

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N
Dutch: Knoop, knooppunt German: Knoten, Knotenpunkt German: Gesch&uuml;tzter Bindestrich Polish: Nierozdzielny łącznik French: Espace ins&eacute;cable German: Gesch&uuml;tztes Leerrzeichen Polish: Spacja niełamliwa
 * Node
 * Non breaking dash
 * Non breaking space

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O
Dutch: Oneven bladzijde French: Page impaire German: Seite mit ungerader Seitennummer Dutch: Offset French: D&eacute;calage German: Versatz Polish: Offset Dutch: Offsetdruk French: Impression offset German: Offsetdruck Polish: Druk offsetowy Dutch: Opaciteit French: Opacit&eacute; German: Deckkraft, Opazit&auml;t Polish: Krycie Dutch: Wees French: Orphelin German: Schusterjunge, Waisenkind Polish: Szewc Dutch: Uitvoer apparaat French: P&eacute;riph&eacute;rique de sortie German: Ausgabeger&auml;t Dutch: Snijwit French: Marge ext&eacute;rieure German: Au&szlig;ensteg, Randsteg Dutch: Overdrukken French: Impression &agrave; bords perdus German: &Uuml;berdrucken Polish: Nadrukowanie, nadruk
 * Odd page
 * Offset
 * Offset printing
 * Old Style see Ancient
 * Opacity
 * Orphan
 * Output device
 * Outside margin
 * Overprinting

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P
Dutch: Bladzijdeformaat French: Dimensions de la page German: Seitengr&ouml;&szlig;e Polish: Rozmiar strony French: Orientation de la page German: Seitenausrichtung Polish: Orientacja strony Dutch: Pagineren German: Paginieren Polish: Numerowanie stron German: Papiersorte Dutch: Papierformaat French: Dimensions du papier, format de papier Polish: Format papieru German: Papierformat Dutch: Alinea, paragraaf French: Paragraphe German: Absatz Polish: Akapit Dutch: Pad French: Chemin German: Pfad Polish: Ścieżka Dutch: Punt French: Point German: Punkt Polish: Punkt typograficzny Dutch: Polylijn, polygoon, veelhoek French: Polygone German: Polygon, Vieleck Polish: Wielokąt Dutch: Staand French: Portrait, orientation &agrave; la française German: Hochformat Polish: Portret German: Druckvorstufen&uuml;berpr&uuml;fung Polish: Weryfikator materiału wejściowego German: Druckvorstufe Polish: Prepress; przygotowanie do druku Dutch: Drukproef German: Andruck, Proof Dutch: Voorbeeld French: Pr&eacute;visualisation German: Vorschau Polish: Podgląd Dutch: Drukvel German: Rohbogen, Druckbogen Dutch: Bladspiegel, zetspiegel French: Zone d'impression German: Satzspiegel Polish: Obszar zadruku German: Prozessfarben Polish: Kolory rozbarwiane Dutch: Proportioneel lettertype German: Proportionalschrift Polish: Pismo proporcjonalne
 * Page dimension
 * Page orientation
 * Page size see Page dimension
 * Paginate
 * Paper grade
 * Paper size
 * Paragraph
 * Path
 * Placeholder text see Sample text
 * Point (typographical unit)
 * Polygon
 * Portrait
 * Preflight Verifier
 * Prepress
 * Prepress proof
 * Preview
 * Printed sheet
 * Print space
 * Process colors
 * Proportional font

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Q
Dutch: Aanhalingstekens French: Guillemets German: Anf&uuml;hrungszeichen, G&auml;nsef&uuml;&szlig;chen Polish: Cudzysłowy
 * Quotation marks

R
German: Registrierungsfarbe Polish: Kolor paserów, kolor punktury Dutch: Paskruis French: Hirondelle (from a printer's PDF guide) German: Passer, Passkreuz Polish: Paser, punktura German: RGB Polish: RGB Dutch: Rechts uitlijnend French: Align&eacute; &agrave; droite German: Rechtsb&uuml;ndig Polish: Wyrównany do prawej German: RIP Polish: RIP Dutch: Rij French: Ligne (de tableau) German: (Tabellen-)Zeile Polish: Wiersz (tabeli) Dutch: Liniaal French: R&egrave;gle German: Lineal Polish: Linijka Dutch: Tekstomloop German: Umfluss Polish: Oblewanie tekstem
 * Registration colour
 * Registration mark
 * RGB
 * Right aligned
 * RIP (Raster Image Processor)
 * Row
 * Ruler
 * Runaraound

S
Dutch: Voorbeeldtekst, Lorem Ipsum, dummy tekst German: Blindtext Polish: Przykładowy tekst, Lorem ipsum Dutch: Schreefloos French: Sans empattement German: Serifenlose Schrift, Grotesk Polish: Grotesk Dutch: Verzadiging French: Saturation German: S&auml;ttigung Polish: Nasycenie koloru
 * Sample text
 * Sans-serif
 * Saturation

Dutch: Kladblok German: Bibliothek Polish: Biblioteka German: Halbfett Dutch: Schreef French: Empattement German: Serife Polish: Szeryf Dutch: Vorm French: Forme German: Form Polish: Figura (geometryczna), forma Dutch: Schuine streep, schrap, Duitse komma German: Schr&auml;gstrich Polish: Ukośnik Dutch: Verkleind kap, kleinkapitaal French: Petites capitales German: Kapit&auml;lchen Polish: Kapitaliki German: Bedingtes Trennzeichen Polish: Łącznik opcjonalny German: F&uuml;llfarbe Polish: Kolor pełny French: Espacement German: Abstand German: Buchr&uuml;cken Polish: Grzbiet książki German: Schmuckfarbe, Volltonfarbe Polish: Kolory spotowe Polish: Edytor artykułów German: Umrisslinie, Kontur Dutch: Stijl French: Style German: Stil, Vorlage Polish: Styl Dutch: Inferieur French: Indice German: Tiefgestellt, Index Polish: Indeks dolny Dutch: Hoofdletters, kapitalen, bovenkasten French: Majuscules German: Versalien Polish: Wersaliki Dutch: Superieur French: Exposant German: Hochgestellt, Exponent Polish: Indeks górny
 * Scrapbook
 * Semi-bold
 * Serif
 * Shape
 * Sharp s see Es-zett
 * Slash
 * Small caps
 * Smart hyphen, soft hyphen
 * Solid colour
 * Spacing
 * Spine
 * Spot colour
 * Spreading and choking see Trapping
 * Story editor
 * Stroke
 * Style
 * Subscript
 * Superiors
 * Superscript

T
Dutch: Tab German: Tabulator French: Tabulation Polish: Tabulator Dutch: Inhoudsopgave French: Table des mati&egrave;res German: Inhaltsverzeichnis Polish: Spis treści Dutch: Sjabloon French: Mod&egrave;le German: Vorlage Polish: Szablon German: Auszeichnungsart Polish: Wyróżnienie tekstu Dutch: Kleurenleer German: Farbenlehre Polish: Teoria koloru Polish: spacja cienka French: Vignette German: Vorschaubild Dutch: Kopwit French: Marge du haut German: Kopfsteg Dutch: Aanspatiëring German: Spationierung, Laufweite Polish: Odstępy międzyliterowe French: Transparence German: Transparenz Polish: Przezroczystość German: &Uuml;berf&uuml;llung, Trapping Polish: Zalewka, nadlewka, podlewka, trapping
 * Tab
 * Table of contents (TOC)
 * Template
 * Text decoration
 * Theory of colours
 * Thin space
 * Thumbnail
 * Top margin
 * Tracking
 * Transparency
 * Trapping


 * Typeface see Font face

U
German: Unterfarbenreduktion Polish: UCR (usuwanie koloru neutralnego) Dutch: Umlaut French: Umlaut German: Umlaut Polish: Umlaut Dutch: Eenheid French: Unit&eacute; German: Ma&szlig;einheit Polish: Jednostka
 * (UCR) Under Colour Removal
 * Umlaut
 * Unit

W
Dutch: Weduwe, hoerenjong French: Veuve German: Hurenkind, Witwe Polish: Bękart, wdowa Dutch: Omloop German: Umbruch
 * Widow
 * Wrap