paste-up

[ peyst-uhp ]

noun

, Printing.

1. mechanical ( def 14 ).

paste-up

noun

1. an assembly of typeset matter, illustrations, etc, pasted on a sheet of paper or board and used as a guide or layout in the production of a publication
2. a sheet of paper or board on which are pasted artwork, typeset matter, etc, for photographing prior to making a printing plate another name for camera-ready copy
3. another name for collage collage

Word History and Origins

Origin of paste-up¹

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase paste up

Example Sentences

It was his first real album cover, not counting “Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful,” a record-company paste-up job incorporating some of his concert photos.

From New York Times

This meticulous show tells its story via documentary photographs, letters, original paste-up materials and anecdotes filled with witticisms and insider gossip.

From New York Times

And sometimes, after the editors had finalized a story, Mr. Hedges recalled he and Mr. Seper would stroll back to the paste-up room where the typesetters were laying out the pages by hand.

From Washington Times

Kruger just removed the parade information from the paste-up, and it became a work of art, as well as a poster promoting reproductive freedom.

From New York Times

And that underscores the complexity of revisiting Kruger at this moment in image dissemination: Her strict-rule paste-up approach to interrogating groupthink has become so defining, so signature that her innovations are now core grammar.

From New York Times

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