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EPSF (encapsulated PostScript file) - A file format, which allows PostScript information to be stored, edited, and easily transferred between different computer systems.

Egyptian - a term for a style of type faces having square serifs and almost uniform thickness of strokes.

Eight sheet - a poster measuring 60 x 80in (153 x 203cm) and, traditionally, made up of eight individual sheets.

Electronic Publishing - a generic term for the distribution of information which is stored, transmitted and reproduced electronically. Teletext and Videotext are two examples of this technology in its purest form, i.e. no paper. Desktop publishing forms just one part of the electronic publishing market.

Em - in printing terms it is a square unit with edges equal in size to the chosen point size. It gets its name from the letter M that originally was as wide as the type size.

Em dash - a dash used in punctuation the length of one em.

Emboss - Pressing an image into paper so that it will create a raised relief.

Embossed finish - paper with a raise or depressed surface resembling wood, cloth, or another natural surface.

Embossing - impressing an image in relief to achieve a raised or depressed surface; either overprinting a printed image or on black paper (blind embossing).

Emulsion - Light sensitive coating found on printing plates and film.

En dash - a dash approximately half the width of an em dash.

Emulsion side - the side of the film coated with silver halide emulsion, which should face the camera lens during exposure.

En - a unit of measurement that is half as wide as an em.

Enamel - a term applied to a coated paper or a coating material on the paper.

End papers - the four page leaves at the front and end of a book that are pasted to the insides of the front and back covers (boards).

Epson emulation - the industry standard control codes for dot matrix printers were developed by Epson and virtually all software packages and most dot matrix printers either follow or improve on these codes.

Eurobind - A patented method of binding perfect bound books so they will open and lay flatter.

Exception dictionary - in word processing or desktop publishing this is a store of pre-hyphenated words that do not conform to the usual rules contained in the hyphenation and justification program (H & J). Some programs, PageMaker for example, only use an exception dictionary.

Expanded type - a typeface with a slightly wider body giving a flatter appearance.

Exposure - the step in photographic process during which light produces the image on the light-sensitive film coating.

Express - a printer control language developed by OASYS.