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| document properties | categories of information about a document |
| metadata | data about data, such as the size of a file. Another term for document properties |
| gutter | space added to the margin to leave room for binding |
| landscape orientation | positioning document text so it displays and prints horizontally across the longer side of a page |
| portrait orientation | the default position for displaying and printing text horizontally across the shorter side of a page |
| word count | the number of words in a document or selection |
| margins | the amount of white space between the text and the edge of the page on each side |
| fair use doctrine | part of copyright law that provides for the limited use of copyrighted work without permission |
| citation | a reference to a source of information. |
| plagiarism | the unauthorized use of another person's ideas or creative work without giving credit to that person |
| orphan | the first line of a paragraph printed alone at the bottom of a page |
| widow | the last line of a paragraph printed alone at the top of a page |
| pagination | the system used for numbering pages in a document |
| newsletter-style columns | columns in which text flows from the bottom of one column to the top of the next column |
| publish | output a document wo it can be distributed to readers |
| contrast | a basic principle in which elements with oposite or comlementary features are poisitioned to create visual interest |
| page layout | the way text, graphics, and space are organized on a document page |
| column gutter | the space between column margins |