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2. Typing - Wikipedia

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   Typing is the process of writing or inputting text by pressing keys on a typewriter, computer keyboard, mobile phone, or calculator. It can be distinguished from other means of text input, such as handwriting and speech recognition. Text can be in the form of letters, numbers and other symbols. The world's first typist was Lillian Sholes from ...

3. Pilcrow - Wikipedia

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   In the field of publishing, the pilcrow ( ¶) is a handwritten and a typographical glyph (visual character) used to identify a paragraph. In editorial production the pilcrow typographic character also is known as the paragraph mark, the paragraph sign, the paragraph symbol, the paraph, and the blind P. [ 1]

4. Widows and orphans - Wikipedia

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   Widows and orphans. The very short final line of a paragraph composed of a single word (highlighted blue) is a runt. The first line of a paragraph beginning at the end of a page (highlighted green) is called an orphan (sometimes called a widow ). The last line of a paragraph continuing on to a new page (highlighted yellow) is a widow (sometimes ...

5. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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   This article is a list of standard proofreader's marks used to indicate and correct problems in a text. Marks come in two varieties, abbreviations and abstract symbols. These are usually handwritten on the paper containing the text. Symbols are interleaved in the text, while abbreviations may be placed in a margin with an arrow pointing to the ...

6. Jaeger chart - Wikipedia

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   Jaeger chart. The Jaeger chart is an eye chart used in testing near visual acuity. It is a card on which paragraphs of text are printed, with the text sizes increasing from 0.37 mm to 2.5 mm. [ 1] This card is to be held by a patient at a fixed distance from the eye dependent on the J size being read. The smallest print that the patient can ...

7. Business card - Wikipedia

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   A Oscar Friedheim card cutting and scoring machine from 1889, capable of producing up to 100,000 visiting and business cards a day. Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. [1] [2] They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory aid.