page proof
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of page proof
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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A staff member said: “When Gillian goes on holiday, she looks at every single page proof on her sun lounger, on a laptop, and then phones in changes.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2018
Then the list was set, one page proof was pulled, and locked in the office safe.
From Time Magazine Archive
An index, if required, may be supplied by the author when he returns page proof.
From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Leonard S. Hobbs
If, however, there are errors, note is made of it in the margin on the page proof.
From The Blue Birds' Winter Nest by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
The galley proof and the page proof interested her intensely; the choice of an illustrator seemed a momentous question of great import.
From Cinderella Jane by Marjorie Benton Cooke
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